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Easter 2025:
Resurrection of the Body,
Body Politic, Mother Earth? 4/19/2025 |
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Easter is many things to many people. And to some people it is nothing or next to nothing. Let us meditate today on its potential to contribute to our entire species becoming less afraid of death and more committed to living wisely and fully. |
And let us meditate on what this might mean to a renewed or resurrected body politic, one that looks to heal the obvious inequities in the American Constitution and way of life in order to render a more alive body politic. |
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let us meditate on what resurrection has to teach us about the suffering and crucifixion of Mother Earth that is rampant today and so rarely mentioned by our ruling politicians. After all, Earth Day arrives this week. There are many things I love about the teachings of psychologist Otto Rank, only now beginning to be
acknowledged as the father of humanistic psychology. One of them is his appreciation of the importance that fear of death plays in human history. (Ernest Becker gives Rank credit and invokes him heavily in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Denial of Death.) At one point Rank actually defines the
human soul as the quest for immortality—that is how full of yearning he believes we are to live beyond this one existence in this one body. Rank believes our ancestors have always sought immortality—first in the survival of the tribe itself; and later in beauty; and in law; and in our children or family; and in grand projects like pyramids and kingships and empires and more. |
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the “greatest revolutionary idea” in human history (and Rank was a Jew and not a Christian). Why? Because it democratized resurrection— |
resurrection is for all of us—so now we can get on with living fully. No need to fear death and build empires, power trips, pyramids, and the rest to fend death off. That would sort of alter history, wouldn’t it? Including today’s history and today’s power trips—efforts at
immortality projects still rage today—from Sudan to Gaza to Ukraine to Washington D.C. as examples. Immortality projects dictate an immense amount of our current day politics at home and abroad. A healthy democracy would guard against such immortality projects on a regular basis. The American founders established
three co-equal branches of government as a safeguard for that very reason. The safeguards are being challenged today. Universities, the legal profession and the media are part of those safeguards too—and a number are selling their soul like Faust out of fear of death. And religion often chooses to sell its soul as well. |
The potential for resurrecting the human race itself and recharging democracy for the 21st century as well as moving from death-wishes and Faustian bargains to adult interaction and respect for guardrails still exists. But it is fading fast. Ask Mother Earth how things
are going for her and all her efforts |
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these five billion years to birth a planet so special and so laden with beauty and grace that the Scriptures and the angels sing “Holy, holy, holy” because “the heavens and the earth are filled with God’s glory.” True worshippers do the same. A Blessed Easter to
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EngageForDemocracy offers curated trustworthy reporting, educational resources, and action campaigns to hold government accountable to the Constitution and democratic norms. See Matthew Fox, “Creativity and Compassion: From a Fetish with the Cross to an Exploration of the Empty Tomb,” in Fox, A Spirituality Named Compassion, pp. 104-139. And Fox, “Jesus Christ as Mother Earth Crucified and Resurrected,” in Fox, The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, pp. 144-153. And Fox, “Revisioning Easter and Pentecost: rolling away the obstacles to creativity so that the spirit of creativity can resurrect,” in Fox, Creativity: Where
the Divine and the Human Meet, pp. 118-153. And Fox, “The Via Creativa,” in Fox, Original Blessing, pp. 176-249.
Banner image: “Planet Earth.” A watercolor by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash |
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Queries for Contemplation |
What does Easter 2025 mean to you today? |
A Spirituality Named Compassion: Uniting Mystical Awareness with Social Justice
In A Spirituality Named Compassion, Matthew
Fox delivers a profound exploration of the meaning and practice of compassion. Establishing a spirituality for the future that promises personal, social, and global healing, Fox marries mysticism with social justice, leading the way toward a gentler and more ecological spirituality and an acceptance of our interdependence which is the substratum of all compassionate activity.
“Well worth our deepest
consideration…Puts compassion into its proper focus after centuries of neglect.” –The Catholic Register |
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The Coming of the Cosmic Christ: The Healing of Mother Earth and the Birth of a Global Renaissance
In what may be considered the
most comprehensive outline of the Christian paradigm shift of our Age, Matthew Fox eloquently foreshadows the manner in which the spirit of Christ resurrects in terms of the return to an earth-based mysticism, the expression of creativity, mystical sexuality, the respect due the young, the rebirth of effective forms of worship—all of these mirroring the ongoing blessings of Mother Earth and the recovery of Eros, the feminine aspect of the Divine.
“The eighth wonder of the world…convincing proof that our Western religious tradition does indeed have the depth of imagination to reinvent its faith.” — Brian Swimme, author of The Universe Story and Journey of the Universe.
“This book is a classic.” Thomas Berry, author of The Great Work and The Dream of the Earth. |
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Creativity: Where the Divine and Human Meet
Because creativity is the key to both our genius and beauty as a species but also to our capacity for evil, we need to teach creativity and to
teach ways of steering this God-like power in directions that promote love of life (biophilia) and not love of death (necrophilia). Pushing well beyond the bounds of conventional Christian doctrine, Fox’s focus on creativity attempts nothing less than to shape a new ethic.
“Matt Fox is a pilgrim who seeks a path into the church of tomorrow. Countless numbers will be happy to follow his
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---Bishop John Shelby Spong, author, Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, Living in Sin |
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Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality
Matthew Fox lays out a whole new direction for Christianity—a direction that is in fact very ancient and very grounded in
Jewish thinking (the fact that Jesus was a Jew is often neglected by Christian theology): the Four Paths of Creation Spirituality, the Vias Positiva, Negativa, Creativa and Transformativa in an extended and deeply developed way.
“Original Blessing makes available to the Christian world and to the human community a radical cure for all dark and derogatory views of the natural world wherever these may
have originated.” –Thomas Berry, author, The Dream of the Earth; The Great Work; co-author, The Universe Story |
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The Return of Father Sky: A Cosmic Mystery for Kids of All Ages
The second book in the Father Fox’s Fantastical Fables series, The Return of Father Sky helps boys and girls to celebrate a new
relationship with the masculine by way of Father Sky, whose return excites joy and wonder and possibility that enlarge the soul to welcome others and all creation. Written in a rhyming Dr. Seuss-like style, this full-color, beautifully illustrated book, written by world- renowned theologian Matthew Fox weaves together modern science and classic spirituality in a whimsical, entertaining format to illustrate important truths to readers aged 4 and up. 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. |
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Join Matthew Fox as he discusses his book, Wrestling with the Prophets: Essays on Creation Spirituality and Everyday Life, in an online Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat. Thursday, May 15, 4:00pm-5:30pm PT. Register HERE. |
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Creation Spirituality Conversations The Christian Mystics: Wisdom for Our Time
Join renowned theologian and spiritual teacher Matthew Fox in a thought-provoking conversation with Ruby Reed on the lives, work and wisdom of some of The Christian Mystics and their vital role in our time.
In this webinar, we’ll explore how the mystic’s path can empower us to cultivate inner transformation and inspire action in the world by saying "Yes" to life and "No" to injustice, whether through art, contemplation, or activism. Discover how their insights can help us rekindle our spiritual fire and meet the needs of our time with resilience and love. This free video promotes Matthew's upcoming 6-session course with Advaya, that will be released on May 8. |
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