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Shalom Concept ni Donal Dorr's Integral Spirituality

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from having any true application to life as it is lived on a day-to-day basis. Theologian Donal Dorr in his text Integral Spirituality offers a perspective on spirituality that  demonstrates how this aspect of life should be interwoven with the fabric of every day existence, a foundation upon which all other interactions are based. By examining Dorrs model  for integrated spirituality, particularly focusing on his concept of "Shalom," it is possible to see how spirituality can become the foundation for living, rather than existing only on the fringes  of individual consciousness. Introduction Dorr (1990) opens his remarks by citing Micah 6:8, which reads: "This is what Yahweh asks of you, only this: that you act justly, that  you love tenderly, that you walk humbly with your God." Dorr interprets the clause about acting "justly" to mean, in a modern context, the public aspect of spirituality,  which should encompass "structural justice" that considers the plight of the poor (1990, p. 1). The injunction to "love tenderly" is interpreted as referring to the interpersonal aspect of spirituality  and the clause that states that one should "walk humbly" could be taken to refer to the personal aspect of spirituality (Dorr, 1990). From this Dorr draws three categories of  spirituality, the personal, the interpersonal and the public. Dorr then presents the relationship between these three categories as overlapping circles. To see this relationship, picture the circles as tripod,  with one circle on top and two adjacent circles below it. The top circle represents structural justice, which refers to the biblical injunction to "act justly." Another circle,  below and to the left, represents personal integrity and responsibility, the injunction to "walk humbly." This area of these two circles where they intersect is labeled "ecological sensitivity." As this