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Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
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Week of 9/26 to 10/1: Theocracy, the Rise of Fascism, Animals & Climate Change |
Each Sunday, we are offering a brief summary of the meditations from the previous week as a kind of “index” inviting you to return to a previous meditation which may call to you. September 26, 2022 Beyond Empire, Patriarchy & Theocracy: Women March in Iran & US. In this meditation, we salute the brave women (and some men) who are protesting the Iranian patriarchy who arrested a young woman for not wearing her hajib in what was
deemed an appropriate way. She subsequently died in police custody. This mirrors the patriarchal court system of the United States which seems to think it has a right to dictate what women do with their bodies. Author David Korten calls this behavior the "dominator relations of Empire." |
September 27, 2022 Theocracy in America: An Historical Perspective. It is important to remember that theocracy has a history in
our country. Even though many of the original pilgrims were fleeing religious persecution, they had no qualms about imposing their beliefs on others, even to the point of hanging four Quakers who had the audacity to preach their faith. Of course, genocide, slavery, racism and sexism have also been part of our theocratic and toxic masculine history. |
September 28, 2022 The Italian Election and the Impermanence of Democracy. This meditation explores the rise of fascism as evidenced in the recent election in Italy of a far-right extremist, as well as the
rise in America of the neo-fascist Proud Boys. With so many recent laws restricting voting rights, is America in danger of losing its status as one of the world's great democracies? |
Bull Elk enjoying the Sun. Image by Linda L. Delano. Used with permission. |
October 1, 2022 David Korten's Forward to Order of the Sacred Earth. In this important book launched by Matthew Fox, Skylar Wilson, and Jennifer Listug, David Korten writes a compelling forward. He says, "Individually, we are powerless against the forces of death
wrought by human greed and violence in humanity’s ultimately self-destructive war against life. Only by acting together as lovers and defenders of our Earth mother, will life prevail." |
Order of the Sacred Earth: An Intergenerational Vision of Love and Action
By Matthew Fox, Skylar Wilson, and Jen Listug In the midst of global fire, earthquake and flood – as species are going extinct every day and national and global economies totter – the planet doesn’t need another church or religion. What it needs is a new Order, grounded in the Wisdom traditions of both East and West, including science and indigenous. An Order of the Sacred Earth united in one sacred vow: “I promise to be the best lover and defender of the Earth that I can
be.”
Co-authored by Matthew Fox, Skylar Wilson, and Jennifer Listug, with a forward by David Korten, this collection of essays by 21 spiritual visionaries including Brian Swimme, Mirabai Starr, Theodore Richards, and Kristal Parks marks the founding of the diverse and inclusive Order of the Sacred Earth, a community now evolving around the world. "The Order of the Sacred Earth not
only calls us home to our true nature as Earth, but also offers us invaluable guidance and company on the way.” ~~ Joanna Macy, environmental activist and author of Active Hope. | |
Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in Soul and Society Visionary theologian and best-selling author Matthew Fox offers a new theology of evil that fundamentally changes the traditional perception of good and evil and points the way to a more enlightened treatment of ourselves, one another, and all
of nature. In comparing the Eastern tradition of the 7 chakras to the Western tradition of the 7 capital sins, Fox allows us to think creatively about our capacity for personal and institutional evil and what we can do about them.
“A scholarly masterpiece embodying a better vision and depth of perception far beyond the grasp of any one single science. A breath-taking analysis.” — Diarmuid O’Murchu, author of Quantum Theology: Spiritual
Implications of the new Physics | |
Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth
Fox’s spirituality weds the healing and liberation found in North American Creation Spirituality and in South American Liberation Theology. Creation Spirituality challenges
readers of every religious and political persuasion to unite in a new vision through which we learn to honor the earth and the people who inhabit it as the gift of a good and just Creator.
"A watershed theological work that offers a common ground for religious seekers and activists of all stripes." -- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice. | |
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Matthew Fox, Caroline Myss, and Andrew Harvey offer a 3-part series of solo online lectures on “The Power of Truth, Wisdom, Choice Part 2” through
the Sophia Institute in Charleston, SC. Wednesdays, September 21, 28, October 5, 3:00pm-4:30pm PT. Register HERE. |
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Creation Spirituality in Conversation |
| Andrew Harvey, author of The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism, interviews Matthew Fox on The Essential Writings of Creation Spirituality, July 26, 2022. |
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