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For more than 30 years, Matthew Fox, PhD, has been uncovering the repressed
tradition of creation spirituality and its mystical-prophetic figures
like Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas Aquinas, Meister Eckhart and others.
He has been honoured by numerous awards including the Peace Abbey Conscience
Award, also granted to the Dalai Lama, Mother Theresa, and Rosa Parks.
Dr. Fox is founder and president of the University of Creation Spirituality
in Oakland, California (www.creationspirituality.com) a former Dominican
and now Episcopal priest, and author of 26 books, including Original
Blessing and his newest, Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human
Meet.
One of his most famous books, and the focus of both this talk and of
the doctoral program at UCS, is The Reinvention of Work. Fox views work
as sacrament. It is the creative expression of each unique soul, coming
from the inside out as an expression of the Spirit at work in the world
through us. Work's purpose is service to the immediate and global community,
both in actual goods and in contributing a social energy in which we each
play our role in the unfolding creation drama of the universe. Humans
need good work and so much good work needs doing in our time--much of
it work on the human heart--inner work and soul work that can inspire
our outer work and help us to reinvent it.
Do join us for this rare opportunity in Toronto to be in the presence
of Matthew Fox.
Enter through the main doors facing King Street West, between Roy Thomson
Hall and University Avenue.
Books will be for sale, provided by Crux Bookstore at Wycliffe College,
University of Toronto, 5 Hoskin Avenue.
Fees:
Paid by Labour Day, Sept. 1 -- $30
Paid by Wed. Sept. 17 -- $40
Light lunch following the talk at 1:15pm - $10 more
At the door: $40 if space permits - sorry, lunch not available.
To Reserve, please just cut & paste the following details into an
e-mail message and send to reinventingWork@SpiritualityAtWork.org. We
will hold your registration for up to one week, Sept. 17 at the latest,
until we receive your cheque.
First Name:
Last Name:
E-Mail:
Organization:
Position:
Address:
City:
Province/State:
Postal/Zip Code:
Telephone (Work):
Telephone (Home):
Number of people:
Names of additional people:
Number & names for lunch:
Total Payable:
Cheques payable to "Spirituality at Work"
Shall we add you to the Centre for Spirituality at Work communications
list?
Centre for Spirituality at Work, Box 100, 162 Spruce St., Toronto M5A
2J5.
Fax: 416-482-9969
Tel: 416-482-9175.
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A Dialogue:
Given the darkness of our time, we have become aware that while we cannot
return to the naiveté of the pre-modern worldview, we cannot consciously
remain in the confines of modernity.
Join scholars Matthew Fox and Randall Heskett, as they explore
the future of Christianity in light of post-modern demands for pluralism,
an eco-consciousness, and a global ethic that honours justice and responsibility
as well as mystical awe and wonder. This dialogue between a spiritual
theologian and a biblical theologian will address these concerns.
Creation Spirituality integrates the wisdom of Western spirituality and
global indigenous cultures with the emerging scientific understanding
of the universe and the passionate creativity of art. Creation Spirituality
is not a new religion. It is the earliest tradition of the Hebrew Bible
and was celebrated by the mystics of medieval Europe. Creation Spirituality
provides a solid foundation and holistic perspective from which to address
the critical issues of our times, including the revitalization of religion
and culture, the honoring of women's wisdom, the celebration of hope in
today's youth, and the promotion of social and ecological justice. It
is concerned with developing theologies and practices within religion
and culture that promote personal wholeness, planetary survival, and universal
interdependence.
Beyond Religious Abuse
Friday, September 19, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM
St. James' Cathedral
Creation as the Other Source of Revelation
Saturday, September 20, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
St. James' Cathedral
The Cosmic Christ and the Historical Jesus
Saturday, September 20, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
St. James' Cathedral
Art as Meditation with Carol Vaccariello
Saturday, September 20, 1:45 PM-2:45 PM
Metropolitan United Church
Toward a Biblical Theology of Creation Spirituality
Saturday, September 20, 3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Metropolitan United Church
Matthew Fox, Ph.D.
For more than 30 years, Matthew Fox has been uncovering the repressed
tradition of creation spirituality and its mystical-prophetic figures
like Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas Aquinas, Meister Eckhart and others.
He has published 26 books including Original Blessing, The Coming of the
Cosmic Christ, Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen, One River, Many Wells,
and Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet. Thomas Berry has
called him the "most creative religious thinker in North America."
Matthew is the recipient of numerous awards including the Peace Abbey
Conscience Award, which has also been given to the Dalai Lama, Mother
Theresa and Rosa Parks.
An innovative educator, he designed a unique pedagogy for teaching spirituality
that began as a master's program in Culture and Creation Spirituality
at Mundelein College in Chicago 26 years ago. Now located in downtown
Oakland California, it has since evolved into the University of Creation
Spirituality of which he is founder and president. Fox is also co-director
of the Naropa Oakland Master's program in creation spirituality.
Randall Heskett, Ph.D.
Randall Heskett presently teaches Old Testament and Biblical Interpretation
at Trinity College, University of Toronto and has taught at Queen's University,
McMaster University, and Emmanuel College of Victoria University. He has
pastored four churches, ranging from the conservative evangelical wing
to the liberal mainline wing and has worked as a marriage and family therapist.
Beginning with the Torah and Gospel as subject matter, he seeks to integrate
the academic, intellectual, practical, and spiritual aspects of theology
without sacrificing its solid foundation. For example, Heskett states:
"...modern scholarship has dissected the care of the live human being
into broken physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual pieces
but has neglected the whole person. Specialized disciplines often lose
sight of the general principles that hold all the concentra-tions together
and dignify the whole person. Biblical critics have atomized the biblical
testimony and have historically reconstructed the pre-biblical traditions
of a disconnected and fragmented Bible that is no longer a whole. Isolated
theological disciplines have divided the integral purposes of the academy
even more. Therefore, we have failed to reckon with the greater whole."
Carol P. Vaccariello, D.Min. is the Co-Director of the Doctor
of Ministry/Certificate Programs at the University of Creation Spirituality.
Carol is a Priest/Minister with dual standing in the Independent Catholic
Movement and Christian Church (DOC). She plans and assists as a Ritual
Leader for the Techno Cosmic Mass.
Carol's Topic: Art as Meditation is a time of connecting with the deeper
aspects of our being; a time of personal healing as we bathe in soothing
music and create heart-art while being held in the stillness.
Please join us for this very special event in the magnificent sanctuaries
of these two historic churches in downtown Toronto. To learn more about
St. James Cathedral (www.StJamesCathedral.on.ca) and Metropolitan United
Church (www.MetUnited.org), please consult their websites.
Fees:
Register by Labour Day, Sept. 1: $100
Register by September 17: $135
Register at the door: $150
Students: $35
Tickets are also available for:
Friday Evening only: $50
Saturday only: $125
To Reserve, please just cut & paste the following details into an
e-mail message and send to: TheFuture@SpiritualityAtWork.org
First Name:
Last Name:
E-Mail:
Organization:
Position:
Address:
City:
Province/State:
Postal/Zip Code:
Telephone (Work):
Telephone (Home):
Number of people:
Names of additional people:
Registration categories:
Total Payable:
Payment method: VISA____Mastercard____Cheque____
Name on card:
Card#:
Expiry: ____/____
Cheques payable to "Spirituality at Work"
Shall we add you to the Centre for Spirituality at Work communications
list?
Post: The Future, Centre for Spirituality at Work, Box 100, 162 Spruce
St., Toronto M5A 2J5.
Fax: 416-482-9969
Tel: 416-482-9175.
Cancellations: Before September 1, a full refund less $25 administration
fee will be given. Following that date, there will be no refunds but you
can transfer your registration to another person for no additional fee
- just let us know so he or she doesn't have a problem at the door.
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