Spirituality and Justice

By Donal Dorr

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883444496
• ISBN13: 9780883444498
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Gill & Company
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The hunger for justice

Rarely does a book come along that touches the very depths of your soul. When you finish reading such a book, you know it has said what you feel needs to be said. Donal Dorr has written such a book. SPIRITUALITY AND JUSTICE will appeal to those faithful who hunger for a more prophetic church; a church that recognizes the need to be more relevant in an increasing secular world; a church that does not withdraw into itself in fear of increasing secularism but becomes a church willing to reach out to all of humanity to help bring about an alternative world vision based upon the Kingdom values of justice, sustainability and compassion. Although printed some 22 years ago, Dorr's writing is no less relevant today. At issue are the increasing tensions between conservative Christians who promote a rather individualistic theology of faith and those of a more liberal and progressive theology that puts greater emphasis on social justice. Through a brilliant analysis of spirituality and justice, Dorr brings these opposing viewpoints together in a new theology for the 21st Century. Through his analysis, Donal Dorr also attributes the increasing violence in the world today not as a clash of civilizations but a clash between the oppressive forces of Western economic development, and a deep universal hunger for justice. The hunger for justice is the true prevailing spirit of our humanity. Through his brilliant synthesis of spirituality and justice, Donal Dorr advances these opposing viewpoints and world conflicts into a more compelling faith for our times.