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Wise Habits Reminders

138: Matthew Fox

August 9, 2016 3 Comments

Matthew Fox - The One You Feed

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This week we talk to Matthew Fox about The Four Paths to God

Matthew Fox is an American priest and theologian. Formerly a member of the Dominican Order within the Roman Catholic Church, he became a member of the Episcopal Church following his expulsion from the order in 1993.

Fox was an early and influential exponent of a movement that came to be known as Creation Spirituality. The movement draws inspiration from the mystical philosophies of such medieval Catholic visionaries as Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas Aquinas, Saint Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich, and Meister Eckhart as well as the wisdom traditions of Christian scriptures.

Creation Spirituality is also strongly aligned with ecological and environmental movements of the late 20th century and embraces numerous spiritual traditions around the world.

Fox has written 30 books that have sold millions of copies. His latest book is called A Way to God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey

 In This Interview, Matthew Fox and I Discuss…

  • The One You Feed parable
  • Feeding “the love of life” vs the “love of death”
  • How fear can drive compassion out
  • Embracing the difficult
  • Silence and solitude
  • Balancing engaging with the world vs retreating from it
  • Battling our narcissistic tendencies
  • Learning to let go and let be
  • Developing a “portable solitude” that we can take with us
  • His Four Paths to God- Via Positiva, Via Negativa, Via Creativa, Via Transformativa
  • Creativity as a path towards God
  • Getting “off the cushion” and into the world
  • Via Positiva
  • Awe and astonishment as a path to deeper spirituality
  • Nature as part of the Via Positiva
  • Via Negativa
  • Facing suffering and grieving as part of the Via Negativa
  • Via Transformativa
  • Keeping our attention on being compassionate
  • The “glittering Niagra of Trivia” that is our culture and media
  • Thomas Merton’s transition to mysticism
  • Was Thomas Merton assassinated by our government?
  • Technology as the main problem of our time
  • How technology will not redeem us
  • Being expelled from the Dominican Order
  • Supporting homosexuality

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  1. Glen Lillquist says

    August 12, 2016 at 10:59 am

    Hi Matthew,
    8-11-2016- You signed my book in Atlanta, Nov 5, l995 “A Spirituality Named Compassion”
    You spoke very well and looked the same. I notice current pics of you still looking good 15 years later.
    I guess the Spirit shines through, keep up the good work. Last count I have 15 of your valuable books, a treasure to re-read and pass on. Thank you. “oremus invicem semper” Glen Lillquist 678-432-2144

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    • Eric Zimmer says

      August 13, 2016 at 2:57 pm

      Hi Glen…he is wonderful man.

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  2. Allen L Mauney says

    August 13, 2016 at 7:28 pm

    I have been a listener of your podcast for over a year and also listen to other podcast that discuss similar subjects…but the episode with Matthew Fox was a game changer!! A lot of messages are timely..this one was without doubt TIMELESS!!

    Thank You!!

    Reply

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