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#412– Meister Eckhart Mystic Warrior for Our Time with Matthew Fox
David Van Nuys, Ph.D., aka “Dr. Dave” interviews Matthew Fox (Transcribed from ShrinkRapRadio.com by Eric Hanley)
Introduction: My Guest today is the well-known theologian, Dr. Matthew Fox, the author of over thirty books, including The Hidden Spirituality of Men, Christian Mystics, and most recently, Meister Eckhart Mystic Warrior for Our Time. A preeminent scholar and popularizer of Western mysticism, he became an Episcopal priest after being expelled from the Catholic Church by Cardinal Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI. You can find out more about Matthew Fox by visiting our show notes for this episode on Shrinkrapradio.com. Now, here’s the interview.
Dr. Dave: Dr. Matthew Fox, welcome to Shrink Rap Radio. Matthew Fox: Thank you David, very good to be with you. Dr. Dave: Well I’m very pleased to have you on the show, I’ve heard your name over the years from graduate students who were drawn to your work but this is the first opportunity I’ve had a chance to dip into it. I believe I’ve heard your name in connection with something called Creation Spirituality. What can you tell us about that? Fox: Well, Creation Spirituality is the alternative version of Christianity, it doesn’t begin with original sin but original blessing. Doesn’t begin with anthropocentrism but with the universe itself, it’s not anti-science, it’s very interested in what science has to teach us about not only human nature but about nature itself and the cosmos and the history of the cosmos. And it’s also feminist, its synergist in the wisdom of women, it really is the original tradition that historical Jesus was about because he comes from the wisdom tradition of Israel. The wisdom tradition of Israel is very cosmos-centered and nature-based, also feminine. So this is not the tradition that built empires in the name of Jesus, this is a justice tradition and of course, giving to these perils regarding ecology and global warming and the rest, obviously a rediscovery of the sacredness of creation seems to be very important in anyone’s world view and certainly in our religions. Dr. Dave: Well that sounds like something I could feel comfortable getting on board with, is the term one of your own creation? Fox: Actually I got it from my mentor when I studied in Paris in the late 1960’s, Cgnu. He was Shrink Rap Radio # 412, July 17th, 2014, Meister Eckhart Mystic Warrior for Our Time with Matthew Fox
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