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Article: Matthew Fox to leave college. (controversial theologian quits Oakland, CA College of the Holy Names, in final break with Catholic Church)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- March 1, 1996
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OAKLAND, Calif.--Breaking his last formal tie with Roman Catholicism, maverick theologian Matthew Fox will leave Oakland's College of the Holy Names in May to establish an independent educational institution, the University of Creation Spirituality.
Since 1984, Holy Names, a small Catholic college, has been home to Fox's Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality or ICCS.
The institute gained notoriety for its cutting-edge approach to theological education -- a postmodern, ecumenical mix of world religions, the arts and New Age spiritualities.
Fox's theology retains many of the tenets of Christianity but downplays traditional notions of humanity's ...