Some Practices to Prepare for Facing Evil
We continue our meditations on Evil and Hatred. To go deeper, to face these realities, we must become stronger. How do we do that?
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Christ Path Seminar
A previously recorded live event exploring Creation Spirituality and Sacred Activism hosted by Matthew Fox and Andrew Harvey. Enjoy over 10-hours of dialogue from Matthew Fox and Andrew Harvey and BONUS FOOTAGE from Joanna Macy and Bruce Chilton.
The Dual Nature of Evil
Carl Jung was ill at ease with understanding evil as a “privation of the good” and I tend to agree with him. For I, like many, experience evil both as a distancing from the good but also as a kind of force or power or malicious intelligence in our midst.
A Crisis of Faith Question
Q&A with Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox
How can Christians get a firm foundation with scripture that has been influenced by the spirit of political influence by Kings and Popes and transcriptionists who were influenced by governments? A bit of a crisis of faith here. Can there still be a Divine Jesus without true historical knowledge of Him?
Deep Ecumenism: Bede Griffiths on the Wisdom of Hinduism
In the shadow of COP26 we are meditating on the powerful role that Deep Ecumenism can and must play in the future of the planet. To get the most out of individual humans and our diverse communities, we must include the spiritual dimension. That is where the fire of excitement and passion, sacrifice and visions, is lit and stays lit.
Can Religion Save Humanity?
With all the news today of doom and gloom for our world, do you think religion can save humanity?
Beginning Religion with Cosmology instead of the Human
It is not something new to begin with cosmology—Genesis One does that.
The Gospel of Thomas
How important and relevant is the Gospel of Thomas in our continuing search for the real Jesus? How does it help us to interpret his message and mission?
The Biblical tradition has something solid to give the East and to New Age.
I embrace today's "new age spirituality" where Mind, Body and Spirit are aligned under a new paradigm of oneness with all - that no longer supports the dogma of traditional religious institutions. My question is whether there is still room for my bible from which I have found so much comfort and wisdom?
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.
Thomas Aquinas’ belief in the existence of God
As a scholar of Thomas Aquinas can you help me understand his teleological argument for his belief in the existence of God?
Staying Connected to our spirituality during difficult times
One stays close to one’s spirituality during chaotic times first by staying connected to one’s body. And therefore the earth and the cosmos. It is very important to put things into context and the context for our existence is not the chaos and even evil that is swirling about us.
Sheer Joy
Conversations with Thomas Aquinas On Creation Spirituality
In this groundbreaking book Fox presents sides to Thomas Aquinas that have never been seen before. The series of four "conversations," are based on the four paths of creation spirituality. Fox translates many works that have never before been translated into English, French or German.
The Tao of Thomas Aquinas
Fierce Wisdom for Hard Times
A stunning Spiritual Handbook drawn from the substantive teachings of a mystical/prophetic genius offering a sublime roadmap for spirituality and action.Praise for The Tao of Thomas Aquinas
A Course in Miracles
I was wondering what the Progressive Christian attitude to the spiritual/philosophical text “A Course in Miracles” is?
Celebrating the Marriage of Spirituality and Science: Review of “Ways To Go Beyond and Why They Work” by Rupert Sheldrake
In a previous book, Science and Spiritual Practices, British biologist Rupert Sheldrake devoted a chapter to each of the following practices and demonstrated how our brains are affected by doing them: Meditation; Gratitude; Reconnecting with the more-than-human world; Plants; Rituals; Singing, Chants and the Power of Music; Pilgrimages and Holy Places.
Finding a deeper and broader Christian experience.
I come from a traditional evangelical upbringing and have embraced catholicismCatholicism. However, I am also exploring the more modern Christian concepts as related by Bishop Spong and Rev. Matthew Fox. I am very attracted to those concepts and want to incorporate them into my spirituality, along with Buddhist and native American wisdom.
Pelagius’ view of Original Sin and his conflict with Augustine
Pelagius’ view of Original Sin and his conflict with Augustine might be something one of our gifted writers would write about. The ninth Article of the Anglican 39 Articles don’t look very favorably on him and his followers.