Whee! We, Wee All the Way Home: A Guide to Sensual Prophetic Spirituality (Meditation) Paperback – June 1, 1980
by Matthew Fox (Author)
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This practical book leads us into a spirituality of passion that leads to compassion--coming to our senses in every meaning of the phrase.
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264 pages
June 1, 1980
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SPIRITUALITY / PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION
Whee! We, Wee All the Way Home is a simple handbook which leads us out of a privately oriented mysticism into a deepening link with humankind.
It is a universal handbook, reminding us that each one of us is a bearer of ecstasy and therefore of God.
It is a valuable book which highlights the obstacles (or dragons) we may meet on our journey, and the means for dealing with such obstruction.
“Whee! is provocative, exciting and radical in both its scope and ideas. It is both socially relevant and psychologically sound.”
--Library Journal
“This is a pioneer book . . . a voyage replete with new ideas and seldom seen perspectives.”
--Thomas F. O'Meara
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About the Author
Matthew Fox is a Dominican scholar, a popular speaker, and an innovative educator whom one commentator has called a "crusader and a smasher of chains." He is the past director of the Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality at Holy Names College, Oakland, California, and the author of Original Blessing, and Meditations with Meister Eckhart, and many other titles.
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Product details
Publisher : Bear & Company; Original ed. edition (June 1, 1980)
Language : English
Paperback : 264 pages
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Matthew Fox
Biography
Matthew Fox is an internationally acclaimed spiritual theologian, Episcopal priest, and activist. He holds a doctorate, summa cum laude, in the History and Theology of Spirituality from the Institut Catholique de Paris and has devoted 45 years to developing and teaching the tradition of Creation Spirituality, which is rooted in ancient Judeo-Christian teaching, inclusive of today’s science and world spiritual traditions; welcoming of the arts and artists; wisdom centered, prophetic, and committed to eco-justice, social justice and gender justice.
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Steven H Propp
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5.0 out of 5 stars AN EARLY BOOK FROM THE EXPOUNDER OF CREATION SPIRITUALITY
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2010
Matthew Fox (born 1940) is a theologian and bestselling advocate of "Creation Spirituality." He became a Catholic priest of the Dominican order, but was removed in 1992, and has subsequently become an Episcopalian priest. He has published an autobiography, Confessions: The Making of a Post-Denominational Priest .
He begins the Preface to this 1976 book (republished in 1981) by stating,
"This is a practical book about waking up and returning to a biblical, justice-oriented spirituality. Such a spirituality is a way of passion that leads to compassion. Such a way is necessarily one of coming to our senses in every meaning of that phrase."
He justifies his use of the term "sensuous spirituality" by saying,
"I feel sorry for these fearful people who have apparently never enjoyed the sensuousness ... of a home-grown tomato or a ripe peach. Have they never wallowed in the delight of a baby's smell, squeals, or a puppy's cuddling? Of the smell of a horse's sweat or a lilac's perfume? Shame on such people?"
Somewhat surprisingly, he rejects the approach of Teilhard de Chardin "because he is chauvinistic, dualistic and ultimately afraid of the sensual; because he is unaware of political evil; and because he ignores Jesus for the Christ."
Here are some representative quotations:
"A spirituality is a way---a way of living in depth."
"Is bisexuality of God not what spiritual leaders like Buddha and Jesus and Francis have preached?"
"Because gays are so often excluded from society's institutions (like women are), we can hopefully depend on them to offer alternative institutions---ones that are more sensual, more alive and quickening than those we have inherited."
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Carl McColman
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Role of Ecstasy in the Spiritual Life
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2001
One of Matthew Fox's earliest books, this title explores the importance of ecstasy in the spiritual life.
Fox considers the distinction between "natural" ecstasies (like sex) and "tactical" ecstasies (like meditation);
he goes on to consider that a truly authentic mysticism must be sensuous in its orientation, so to cultivate the maximum amount of ecstasy for the maximum amount of people.
From there he spins out to consider how we need a communal mysticism -
- in his words: "We shall become ecstatic together or else we'll become extinct together."
Few spiritual authors are so honest about the importance of ecstasy/sensuality in life--or in mysticism.
Years ahead of its time when first published in 1976, this book is still bold and relevant today.
Perfect for anyone who thinks mysticism needs to get out of the head and into the body.
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MKC FLEMING
5.0 out of 5 stars A Life Changer!
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2011
In 1976 I read this book and it changed my theological focus dramatically.
I moved from the concept of "Original Sin" to that of "Original Blessing" and so brought a much more positive dynamic to my ministry.
I also learned of how believers become Euchrist, thereby moving from the constraints of the cultic priesthood. Matthew Fox changed my life and continues to do so. It all began with this book.
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