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07/22/2023
by Rick Reich-Kuykendall |
In Paris, at the Institut Catholique de Paris he met his mentor, Pere M. D. Chenu. It was Chenu who named two traditions within the teachings of the Church, and it is Chenu that Matthew is
now writing a book about. The two traditions are:
1. The Fall/Redemption Tradition born of Original Sin.
2. Creation-Centered Spirituality born of Original Blessing. |
More than this, Fox found that he had questions concerning the relationship between mysticism and justice-making, and the fall/redemption tradition’s denigration of the body, the senses, and matter in general. After receiving his Ph.D., Fox taught religion in a number of | |
colleges, but he first established his Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality in 1976, at Mundelein College, Lake County, Illinois. There he began to develop his own unique form of pedagogy. His teaching integrated the creative spirit with the intellect. So, one had academic studies (often studying the mystics) as well as art-as-meditation. |
| In 1984 he moved to Holy Names College in Oakland, California and set up his Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality. At ICCS at Holy Names College, Fox had a very diverse faculty—with an American witch named Starhawk who taught ritual-making, and Jeremy Taylor,
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Unitarian–Universalist minister who taught dream interpretation in a group setting. There was also artist-with-clay and poet, M. C. Richards, painter, Adrianna Diaz, Native American
teacher Buck Ghosthorse, and others. |
See Matthew Fox, Confessions: The Making of a Post-Denominational Priest. See also Fox, Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic--and Beyond Banner image: Entrance to Institut Catholique de Paris. Wikimedia Commons. |
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Confessions: The Making of a Post-Denominational Priest (Revised/Updated Edition)
Matthew Fox’s stirring autobiography, Confessions, reveals his personal, intellectual, and spiritual journey from
altar boy, to Dominican priest, to his eventual break with the Vatican. Five new chapters in this revised and updated edition bring added perspective in light of the author’s continued journey, and his reflections on the current changes taking place in church, society and the environment.
“The unfolding story of this irrepressible spiritual revolutionary enlivens the mind and emboldens the heart — must reading for anyone interested in courage, creativity,
and the future of religion.”
—Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self | |
Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic–and Beyond Julian of Norwich lived through the dreadful bubonic plague that killed close to 50% of Europeans. Being an anchoress, she ‘sheltered in place’ and developed a deep wisdom that she shared in her book, Showings, which was the first book in English by a woman. A theologian way ahead of her time, Julian develops a feminist
understanding of God as mother at the heart of nature’s goodness. Fox shares her teachings in this powerful and timely and inspiring book. “What an utterly magnificent book. The work of Julian of Norwich, lovingly supported by the genius of Matthew Fox, is a roadmap into the heart of the eco-spiritual truth that all life breathes together.” –Caroline Myss Now also available as an audiobook HERE. | |
See Matthew Fox's full calendar
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Join Matthew Fox and Brian Swimme in a free online event hosted by The Shift Network: “Hope for Humanity’s Future: Science, Spirituality & the Noosphere: Find Deeper Meaning in Our Spiritual Traditions With Illuminating Insights in Science & Technology.” Saturday, July 22,
10:00am PT. Register HERE. Join Matthew Fox for a Cosmic Mass and Panel Forum at the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions - A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights, August 14-18 in Chicago, IL Wed., 8/16, 7:00pm CT - The Cosmic Mass - Honoring Gaia, Solidarity for Our Earth Thurs., 8/17, 1:00pm CT – Panel and Response to The Cosmic Mass Register HERE. |
Creation Spirituality Conversations |
Aaron Perry hosts Matthew Fox on the Y On
Earth podcast, on “Hildegard von Bingen & Her “Viriditas,” sharing profound wisdom and deep insights about the essential importance of our relationship with Mother Earth, our celebration of the Divine Feminine, and our connection with Creation Spirituality, drawing upon centuries
of knowledge and wisdom from indigenous and mystical traditions world-wide… particularly from the Rhineland Mystic Movement of the medieval European Renaissance, and a most extraordinary woman at its helm: Hildegard von Bingen. | |
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