Amardo Rodriguez is Associate Professor of Communication at Syracuse University.

The goal of Essays on Communication & Spirituality is to expand students' understanding of communication theory and inquiry. The editor and contributors aim to present the beginning position of an emerging discourse in the communication field. The collection's essays explore the potential contribution of spirituality for the study of communication. They also examine and illustrate how scholarly work that is premised on such spiritual assumptions reshapes our understanding of communication. Essays on Communication & Spirituality is intended as a supplemental text for any foundational communication course that explores different understandings of communication.

Chapter 1 Dedication Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 The Nature of Our Contribution Chapter 4 The Co-Construction of Self and Organization: Evoking Organizational Spirituality Chapter 5 Reframing Organizational Communication Theory and Research through Spirituality Chapter 6 Sparring with Spirituality Issues of Entangling Spirituality and Communication Chapter 7 Spirituality-Centered Career Theory and Practice Chapter 8 Spirituality and Aesthetics: Embracing Narrative Theory Chapter 9 Faith in Each Other: Encountering a Communicative Ethics Chapter 10 Discerning How We'll Move Together through Spiritual and Communicative Practice Chapter 11 Social Capital, Spirituality and the Value of Communication Chapter 12 Implications of Conceptualization of Spirituality for Organizational Communication Chapter 13 African American Women and Spirituality Advancing Our Understanding of Leadership and Organizing Chapter 14 On the Spiritual Nature of Communication