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Globalizing Justice: The Contribution of Christian Spirituality
Author(s) -
Groody Daniel G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international review of mission
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.118
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1758-6631
pISSN - 0020-8582
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-6631.2009.00021.x
Subject(s) - spirituality , sociology , transformative learning , environmental ethics , faith , social justice , metaphor , context (archaeology) , argument (complex analysis) , gender studies , epistemology , criminology , theology , philosophy , geography , medicine , pedagogy , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , archaeology , pathology
This article looks at the role of Christian spirituality in fostering right relationships. It looks first at the integral relationship between spirituality and justice, particularly as it takes shape within the terrain of the human heart. Secondly, it examines the role of social context in a transformative spirituality by looking at one faith community of undocumented immigrants in the United States. And thirdly it looks at migration as a metaphor for a spirituality of transformation, one that orients a pilgrim people towards a homeward journey and awakens in us a social conscience. The central argument is that spiritual transformation is about the movement towards authenticity, where the gift of peace grows from the rebuilding of our relationships with God, ourselves and others.