Matthew Fox

"Renowned theologian Matthew Fox "interviews" Thomas Aquinas in a provocative reevaluation of the spirituality of the thirteenth-century saint. Fox reveals a passionate, prophetic, and mystical celebrator of the blessings of creation. The author speaks with Aquinas in a modern forum, questioning the saint about the Four Paths of creation spirituality; the responses are culled from Aquinas's works and include pieces never before translated into English"--...

This unique reflection was prompted by an invitation Matthew Fox received to speak on the centennial of Thomas Merton's birth. Fox says that much of the trouble he's gotten into - such as being excommunicated in 1993 from the Dominican Order by Cardinal Ratzinger (who later became Pope Benedict) - was because of Thomas Merton, who sent Fox to Paris to complete a doctoral program in philosophy. Fox found that Merton's journals, poetry, and religious...

"In One River, Many Wells, maverick spiritual thinker and priest Matthew Fox brings readers into the common heart of the great spiritual traditions of the world, illuminating a "deep ecumenism" for seekers everywhere. One River, Many Wells can serve as a world bible for today's millions of believers who yearn for a faith of the common heart and a religious vision that soars beyond the constricting walls of dogma and received practices to illuminate...

Matthew Fox is the passionate prophet--and pied piper--of creation-centered spirituality. A radical priest, visionary theologian, and ecumenical mystic, he has been called "the most creative, the most comprehensive, surely the most challenging religious-spiritual teacher in America" (Thomas Berry) as well as "one of the great prophetic voices of our time" (David Korten). Fox has devoted five decades to exploring the creation spirituality traditions...