One River, Many Wells - Hardcover

Fox, Matthew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585420476 ISBN 13: 9781585420476

Publisher: Jeremy P Tarcher, 2001

Synopsis

Urging readers to embrace "deep ecumenism," the author of The Coming of the Cosmic Christ offers readers a penetrating vision of a common human spiritual heritage. 20,000 first printing.

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Review:

Who but Matthew Fox--former Dominican priest and author of countless influential books such as Original Blessing and The Reinvention of Work, who was silenced by the Vatican for his controversial statements about Creation Spirituality, and today an Episcopal priest--would combine rave dance with religious Mass? And who else would now attempt such a distillation of the world's religions as this book brings us? Combining writings from a breadth of spiritual traditions, Fox employs the idea of "Deep Ecumenism" which he has explored in a series of books going back to The Coming of the Cosmic Christ in 1989. Fox focuses on four categories of spiritual inquiry: how we relate to creation, to divinity, to ourselves and how we relate to the future. He sees these categories flowing through all spiritual tradition. One section explores issues of service and compassion, justice and "spiritual warriorhood." Others discuss meditation, art, ritual and sexuality. Foxconcludes with "18 New Myths and Visions" whichsummarises his central message.

Simplicity and clarity are the goals of this book, and to achieve this, Fox weaves his own terse commentary through a series of quotations drawn from a myriad traditions. While the author may be criticised by some for making easy connections between traditions, the book well serves its purpose as a kind of primer for Deep Ecumenism. It will be especially useful for those new to such ideas, and to those who might otherwise never have met Hildegard of Bingen and Julian of Norwich, Hafiz, and the Sufi Ibn Arabi--not to mention Thomas Aquinas, physicist Werner Heisenberg, and geologist Thomas Berry--all sharing each other's company. --Doug Thorpe

About the Author:

Matthew Fox is well-known for having revived the tradition of Creation Spirituality and for being a compelling voice for ecological and socially progressive causes. He is the author of 35 books, including Original Blessing, which has sold more than a quarter million copies. He is the recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award given by the Peace Abbey of Sherborn, Massachusetts. Other recipients have included the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, Ernesto Cardenal, and Rosa Parks. He lives in California, where he has founded the University of Creation Spirituality, and is codirector of the Naropa Institute in Oakland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jeremy P Tarcher
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1585420476
• ISBN 13: 9781585420476
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 469