Includes appendices and bibliographical references.

Chapter one: Religious and poor -- Chapter two: Stories of spiritual journeys -- Chapter three: The ancestors' Indigenous Belief System (IBS) -- and how it shifted with the impact of Conquest and Conversion ; Indigenous Belief System of our ancestors ; Belief in a supreme deity and the spirit world ; Characteristics of the IBS ; Elements of the IBS ; Towards a better appreciation of the IBS ; The Christianization process in the context of conquest ; Reinforcing the need to embrace the Christian faith -- Chapter four: From Animism to Cosmic Religion, Syncretism to localization -- Chrsitoloy ; Mixing the ancestors's spirits with Saints ; Devotions to the Virgin Mary ; The basis for Sainthood in terms of the Purity of the Inner Self giving way to a Bayani Status; Rituals that gave way to devotions and special Catholic celebrations ; Informants' views that reveal indicators as to where they are with their Faith Expressions ; The outcome of the encounter between IBS and Hispanic Catholicism -- Chapter five: The construct/discourse of Filipino spirituality -- The Filipino construct ; The discourse on Filipino spirituality ; How spirituality is defined by informants and other voices ; Filipino Spirituality: is there such a thing? -- Chapter six: Towards a transformative Filipino spirituality -- The founding of sectoral organizations ; Urban poor ; Indigenous peoples ; Women ; The elderly ; Inter-faith dialogue spirituality ; To care for creation ; The role of clergy and religious ; Transformative spirituality ; The transformative orientation of Filipino spirituality -- Chapter seven: To dance with God.

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