The article seeks to compare the religious, civic-political and voluntary-assistential forms of participation of UFRJ social workers students. It aims to identify the religions to which the faculty mostly identifies itself (between Catholics, Spiritists, Protestants and religiousless) and whether the religious identity and participation favor the participation in the other two instances. The research has contemplated 756 students of UFRJ Social Work School, all grades and course turns comprised, in 1999 and 2006. The article concludes that the students do not abandon their religious beliefs when they are exposed to a political background. Moreover, they seem to have a cooperative spirit and are willing to work voluntarily in the institutions to which they are affiliated.
religion; politics; volunteerism; social work
