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Since 1973 New Dimensions Radio/Media, a not-for-profit membership organization, has been producing and distributing the "New Dimensions" radio series heard worldwide. Each week, this life-long learning program series presents leading-edge thinkers, scientists, artists, healers, ecologists, spiritual leaders, and social architects in award winning, deep dialogues.
Matthew Fox has had his finger on the pulse of western spirituality for decades. When he casts his keen eye on the state of spirituality among men in the twenty-first century, you can be sure he’ll discern the unspoken woundedness, yearning, and passion of the modern warrior. He explains, “The modern age taught us that the universe was a machine, that the sky was just a junkyard for inert, mechanical, cold, dead parts. So man had to hunker down to fit into the boxes that the industrial revolution offered us. This is one of the main reasons for the violence that’s grown in the male heart and psyche in the last two or three hundred years.” But, he says, that’s all about to change, as men begin to claim their role as protectors of Mother Earth. He encourages men to redefine the way they relate to the planet, their children, even their sexuality. Dr. Fox’s vision is one of hope and imagination, and a masculine spirituality that is about “living your life out of your deep values system and your deepest experiences of joy and grief and the struggle for justice.” (hosted by Michael Toms)
Bio
Matthew Fox, Ph.D. is a priest and was a member of the Dominican Order of the Catholic Church for thirty-four years. He holds a doctorate in History and Theology of Spirituality and is a scholar in residence with the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as well as founder and president of Friends of Creation Spirituality.
Dr. Fox is the author of more than thirty books including:
- Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality Presented in Four Paths, Twenty-Six Themes, and Two Questions (Jeremy Tarcher/Putnam 2000)
- HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: A Saint for Our Times: Unleashing Her Power in the 21st Century (Namaste Publishing 2012)
- Letters to Pope Francis: Rebuilding a Church with Justice and Compassion (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2012)
- Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation (coauthor Adam Bucko) North Atlantic Press 2013)
- Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth (HarperOne 1991)
- The Coming of the Cosmic Christ: The Healing of Mother Earth and the Birth of a Global Renaissance (HarperOne 1988)
- Meister Eckhart: A Mystic-Warrior for Our Times (New World Library 2014)
- Confessions: The Making of a Postdenominational Priest (HarperSanFrancisco 1996)
- A Way to God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey (New World Library 2016)
To learn more about the work of Matthew Fox go to www.matthewfox.org.
Topics Explored in This Dialogue
- Why the Black Madonna has reemerged
- How the birth of a new star can help men reclaim their souls
- Why creativity and passion are integral to our spirituality
- Why it’s important to use your body when you worship
- Why we need to reinvent our sacred rituals
Host: Michael Toms Interview Date: 10/22/2008 Program Number: 3283
