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28-05-2008
A New Reformation: Creation Spirituality and the Transformation of Christianity
by Matthew Fox
Rochester, Vt.: Inner Traditions, 2006
ix + 134 pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-59477-123-1
About this Book In 1517, Martin Luther, disgusted at the corruption then reigning in the Catholic Church, nailed on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, 95 theses calling for a Reformation. During Pentecost week 2005, former Dominican priest Matthew Fox nailed at that same church door a new set of 95 theses calling for a reawakening of the Christian spirit and a repudiation of the authoritarian, punitive tendencies that prevail in modern churches today. Fox's theses not only condemn the deep corruption in the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church, made evident by the pedophile scandal and the recent canonization of a fascist admirer of Hitler, but also speak to the loss of inspiration and resulting apathy that have emptied churches of all denominations. His 95 theses call for a New Reformation, a radical transformation that will allow us to move once again from the hollow trappings of organized religion to genuine spirituality.
About the Author
Matthew Fox was a member of the Dominican Order in good standing for 34 years until he was expelled by Pope Joseph Ratzinger, who was a cardinal and chief inquisitor at the time. Matthew Fox is the founder of Wisdom University (formerly the University of Creation Spirituality) and the foremost proponent of Creation Spirituality, based on the mystical teachings of early Christian visionaries such as Hildegard von Bingen, Meister Eckhart, and Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Contents Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
Journey to Wittenburg, Creation Spirituality, and the Transformation of Christianity
1 The Reformation Yesterday and Today
2 Two Christianities: Time for a Divorce?
3 Fundamentalists in Their Own Words
4 95 Theses or Articles of Faith for a Christianity for the Third Millennium
EPILOGUE
Passing from Modern to Postmodern Religion
Suggested Bibliography
Resources
About the Author
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