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Announcing My New Book on
Trump, MAGA & the Anti-Christ 08/21/2024 |
I have some exciting news that is well timed, given that the Democratic National Convention is in session. My new book called Trump & the MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election comes out today as an e-book and audio book (learn more and order HERE). It will be available as an in-hand book within a few weeks. |
In mid-June this summer I traveled to Orvieto, Italy to lead a week-long workshop on Thomas Aquinas in honor of his 800th Birthday and 750th anniversary of his death. He spent time in Orvieto himself teaching and writing poetry (see the Daily Meditation HERE). While there, I visited the
famous late 13th century Cathedral of the Assumption—some call it the most beautiful church in the world—and in it is a chapel housing three very large frescoes, one being “The Anti-Christ” finished in 1503 by Luca Signorelli. While |
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standing in front of it, my first words were, “it feels like Donald Trump.” I have since learned that Sigmund Freud visited it three times and called it “the finest painting” he'd seen in his life. The fresco profoundly influenced his work and an entire book has been written on Freud Visits Orvieto. Also, Michelangelo spent three months there studying it before he painted the Sistine Chapel. Upon returning home, I knew I had to write my new book, Trump & the MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election. A word about the Anti-Christ: The archetype of the Anti-Christ has been mostly invoked by fundamentalist
Christians. This book turns the tables by holding it up to help name the current battle of democracy vs. theocracy and of lovers of the Earth vs. deniers of climate change in our time. This powerful archetype names real evil in our midst, evil that is not stupid or without talent, for evil seldom is. |
Images of the Antichrist by Hildegard of Bingen. Plate 18 in Matthew Fox’s Illuminations book. | The Antichrist—whether that of Hildegard, Signorelli, Luther, Calvin and other reformers—is an archetype for our troubled times because it helps name Evil in our midst. And its remedies. The first of which is shedding light on the shadows we can easily fall into. I am deeply grateful to my colleagues Caroline Myss and Andrew Harvey for her solid Foreword on the power of archetype and his scintillating and challenging Afterword. |
I offer this book to assist those who want to support Kamala Harris and Tim Walz and the future of a government of, by and for the people in this land (not of, by and for billionaires). For far too long the (mostly) religiously illiterate press in America have been identifying “Christianity” and “Christians” as fundamentalists even though they make up a minority of the believers in America today and many are jumping the Christian Nationalism
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The values of the Christ that underscore the meaning of democracy include the dignity of the individual and also the commitment to community, solidarity and the common good. Truth, Justice, Beauty and Joy, are primary. They are held |
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people of many faith traditions and of none (such as Freud was). Included in the book are ten colored paintings, seven of Signorelli’s frescoes, one by Fra Angelico and two by Hildegard of Bingen, one on Christ and one on the Anti-Christ. To be continued |
See “Announcing Matthew Fox’s Newest Book, Confronting Evil in Our Time” on MatthewFox.org.
Also see Matthew Fox,
Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen, Plate 18 and pp. 122-126
See also Matthew Fox, A New Reformation.
See also Matthew Fox, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh.
Banner Image: Detail of “Sermon and Deeds of the
Antichrist.” Fresco by Luca Signorelli, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Orvieto. Wikimedia Commons. |
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Queries for Contemplation |
Do you sense evil in attempts to kill democracy and deny the realities of climate change–thus contributing to the killing of Mother Earth today? |
Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen
An introduction to the life and work of Hildegard of Bingen, Illuminations reveals the life and teachings of one of the greatest female artists and intellectuals of the Western Mystical
Tradition. At the age of 42, she began to have visions; these were captured as 36 illuminations–24 of which are recorded in this book along with her commentaries on them.
“If one person deserves credit for the great Hildegard renaissance in our time, it is Matthew Fox.” – Dr Mary Ford-Grabowsky, author of Sacred Voices. |
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A New Reformation: Creation Spirituality & The Transformation of Christianity
A modern-day theologian’s call for the radical transformation of Christianity that will allow us to move once again
from the hollow trappings of organized religion to genuine spirituality. A New Reformation echoes the Reformation initiated by Martin Luther in 1517 and offers a new vision of Christianity that values the Earth, honors the feminine, and respects science and deep ecumenism.
“This is a deep and forceful book….With prophetic insight, Matthew Fox reveals what has corrupted religion in the West and the therapy for its
healing.” ~Bruce Chilton, author of Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography |
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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 |
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In the Beginning There Was Joy: A Cosmic Celebration for Kids of All Ages
The first book in the Father Fox’s Fantastical Fables series tells the story of the big bang and how humans fit into the awesome, fantastical,
cosmic picture! With artwork curated from illustrators around the world, this book expresses the joy and wonder of all peoples and cultures, planting seeds of respect, cooperation and hope to work together for the healing of our planet. "Matthew Fox does it again, here for our young ones, who so need a positive, cosmic vision
to thrive, or even survive, in a sad time." - Father Richard Rohr, Author of The Universal Christ "Matthew Fox offers a resounding affirmation of what our souls have always suspected: we are made for joy." - Mirabai Starr, Author of God of Love and Wild Mercy |
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