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Matthew Fox at Natural Way Fundraiser
Matthew Fox is a former Dominican priest who was silenced by the Vatican and later received as an Episcopalian priest. A dynamic and inspiring speaker, Fox is a spiritual theologian and author of 28 books.
Lecture: Return of the Sacred Masculine: Marriage with the Divine Feminine
Friday, February 13, 2009 , 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Matthew Fox’s presentation explores ancient archetypes of the sacred masculine including Father Sky, the Green Man, the Spiritual Warrior, Hunter-gatherer, the Fatherly Heart, the Grandfatherly heart (eldership), and more. The “sacred marriage” of the masculine and the feminine: will also be addressed. Much of what passes for masculinity in our culture and religion is anything but sacred. It is toxic, and this toxicity affects not only men but also women in their roles as mothers, sisters, spouses, and human beings. This lecture is based on Matthew Fox’s new book, “The Hidden Spirituality of Men.”
Location: Sanctuary, First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Av., Portland, OR
Advance ticket purchases are encouraged for this well-attended fundraiser.
Workshop: Change and Transformation: A Spirituality for the 21st Century
Saturday, February 14, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The workshop addresses the change from mere knowledge – which the modern age developed at length – to wisdom. Fox believes that knowledge without wisdom brings us ecological disaster, destitution, loneliness and a loss of meaning and shared values in our lives. Religions have too often promoted an exclusivity that tears the human family apart and separates us from what unites us. The workshop focuses on a spirituality that brings wisdom back to our relationship with nature, our work, our educational systems, and “all our relations” so that we can become transformative agents of healing and wholeness in the 21st Century.
Location: B302-303, Buchan Bldg, First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave., Portland, OR
Advance ticket purchases are required. Seating is limited to 50 participants.
Co-sponsors: Earth & Spirit Council at www.earthandspirit.org, and The First Unitarian Church
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Compassion is the essence of Jesus' teaching, and indeed of the teaching of all great spiritual figures from Mohammed to Isaiah, from Lao Tzu to Chief Seattle. Yet compassion has been sentimentalized and severed from its relationship to justice-making and celebration. Creation Spirituality links the struggle for justice with the yearning for mysticism. ~ Matthew Fox
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