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Article: Matthew Fox plays Martin Luther in Wittenberg.(A New Reformation: Creation Spirituality and the Transformation of Christianity)(Book review)
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- May 5, 2006
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A NEW REFORMATION: CREATION SPIRITUALITY AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF CHRISTIANITY By Matthew Fox Inner Traditions, 134 pages, $12.95
A year ago this May, Matthew Fox nailed 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg.
In Frankfurt, Germany, to give a speech on Pentecost Sunday, Dr. Fox, the foremost proponent of Creation Spirituality and a former Catholic priest, was inspired to follow Martin Luther's example after receiving e-mail from Catholics unhappy at the recent election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI. The idea of drawing up theses that would speak to the concerns of those writing to him came at 3:30 in the morning and by 5:30 a.m. ...