A Way to God
Thomas Merton's Creation Spirituality Journey
Published on 15. April 2016
320 pages
978-1-60868-421-2 (ISBN)
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This unique reflection was prompted by an invitation Matthew Fox received to speak on the centennial of Thomas Merton's birth. Fox says that much of the trouble he's gotten into - such as being excommunicated in 1993 from the Dominican Order by Cardinal Ratzinger (who later became Pope Benedict) - was because of Thomas Merton, who sent Fox to Paris to complete a doctoral program in philosophy. Fox found that Merton's journals, poetry, and religious writings revealed a deeply ecumenical philosophy and a contemplative life experience similar to that of Meister Eckhart, the fourteenth-century mystic/theologian who inspired Fox's own "creation spirituality." It is little surprise to find Fox and Merton to be kindred spirits, but the intersections Fox finds with Eckhart are intellectually profound, spiritually enlightening, and delightfully engaging.
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Matthew Fox, the author of thirty books, including titles on Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, and Thomas Aquinas, has long been an influential scholar of the revival of Western mysticism. He teaches around the world and lives in Oakland, California.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One. "The sign of Paris is on me, indelibly!": My Intersection with Thomas Merton
- Chapter Two. "The first place that comes to my mind": Merton's 1967 Correspondence with Me
- Chapter Three. "Eckhart is my lifeboat": Merton Encounters Meister Eckhart
- Chapter Four. "Contemplation.is spiritual wonder": Merton and the Via Positiva
- Chapter Five. "I shall certainly have solitude.beyond all 'where' ": Merton and the Via Negativa
- Chapter Six. "Something in my nature": Merton and the Via Creativa
- Chapter Seven. "The prophetic struggle with the world": Merton and the Via Transformativa
- Chapter Eight. "A readable theologian is dangerous": Merton on the "Heresies" of Feminism
- Chapter Nine. "Every non two-legged creature is a saint": Merton on Original Blessing and Other So-Called Heresies
- Chapter Ten. "The greatest orgy of idolatry the world has ever known": Merton on Religion, Fundamentalism, and Empires
- Chapter Eleven. "Everything That Is, Is Holy": Merton on the Cosmic Christ and Love in Action
- Conclusion. A Way to God and the "Perfect Circle" of Merton's Spiritual Journey
- Acknowledgments
- Permission Acknowledgments
- Endnotes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
