Spiritual left refers to a spiritually or religiously based position that shares the social transformative vision of the
political left
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social hierarchies. Left-wing politi ...
and its commitment to social justice, peace, economic equality, and (in recent years) ecological consciousness, but who base their commitment on spiritual or religious traditions.
Two present-day examples of spiritual leftism are
Jim Wallis,
editor of ''
Sojourners'' magazine, who finds a call for peace and for the elimination of poverty in the Christian Gospel and Rabbi
Michael Lerner, editor of ''
Tikkun'' magazine, calling for a "New Bottom Line" where productivity, efficiency and rationality would be judged not only in material terms, but also in terms of love, generosity, peace, social justice, ecological sanity and awe and wonder at the grandeur of the universe.
See also
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Buddhist socialism
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Christian left
The Christian left, otherwise referred to as the religious left, is a range of Christian political and social movements that largely embrace social justice principles and uphold a social doctrine or social gospel based on their interpreta ...
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Christian socialism
Christian socialism is a Religious philosophy, religious and political philosophy that blends Christianity and socialism, endorsing socialist economics on the basis of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus. Many Christian socialists believe cap ...
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Engaged Spirituality
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Islamic socialism
Islamic socialism is a political philosophy that incorporates elements of Islam into a system of socialism. As a term, it was coined by various left-wing Muslim leaders to describe a more spiritual form of socialism. Islamic socialists believe ...
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Islamo-leftism
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Jewish left
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Network of Spiritual Progressives
References
Religion and society
Left-wing politics
Liberalism and religion
Political terminology
Spiritual activism
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