MATTHEW FOX on Deep Ecology Through the Eyes of a Mystic /06
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Matthew Fox might well be the most creative, the most comprehensive, surely the most challenging religious-spiritual teacher in America. He has been renewing the ancient mystical tradition of Creation Spirituality, founding the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland, which incorporates Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Sufi, Native American, goddess, Hindu traditions as well as ecology, social justice, feminist theory and art.
Fox’s effort to reawaken the West to its own mystical tradition has included revivifying awareness of Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, Thomas Aquinas and the Cosmic Christ tradition, as well as interacting with contemporary scientists who are also mystics. He has authored two books with British biologist Rupert Sheldrake, and has worked closely with Native American leaders such as Buck Ghosthorse.
We discuss deep ecology as a spiritual practice that must be put in action.
♫ Music featured in this episode includes "Drink Deep" by Laura Veirs, "Bird On A Wire" by Kate Wolf, and "Road Move" by Fred Frith
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