Matthew Fox (priest)

Matthew Fox is a controversial American Episcopal priest and theologian, and the leading exponent of Creation Spirituality.

Fox became an ordained Roman Catholic priest in 1967.

He received Masters Degrees in both philosophy and theology from Aquinas Institute , and later earned a Ph.D. in spirituality, summa cum laude, from the Institut Catholiques de Paris . Due to his controversial teachings, he was censured by the Vatican, forbidden to teach for a time, and later dismissed from the Dominican order. He was later received as an Episcopal priest by Bishop William Swing of the Episcopal Diocese of California.

Fox has become an important figure in Creation Spirituality, and his book The Reinvention of Work was pivotal in the defining of that movement. One of his more recent books, Confessions: The Making of a Post-Denominational Priest, describes his life growing up as a Dominican priest and his struggle with the Vatican as he wrote about his experiences and understanding of early Christianity. He has also authored 22 other books on various spiritual teachings.

Furthermore, his teaching and founding of the University of Creation Spirituality allowed many people to learn new means of worship. This work was largely ecumenical and allowed the connecting of practices like Christian (Catholic) Mass to Native American practices like sweat lodges and even pagan practices like circle dances, taught by Starhawk.

External links

• Matthew Fox's Friends of Creation Spirituality Site.
• University of Creation Spirituality
• Fox biography from the University of Creation Spirituality.