Louisville Process Theology Network

What is Creation Spirituality ?

Oct 29, 2008

Creation Spirituality is the interfaith religious movement led by Episcopal priest, author, and lecturer, Matthew Fox. His popular book ?“Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet?” offers an elaborate explanation of what he means by ?“creativity?” and how he believes contemplation of our human creativity might help us bring people of different faiths together. A few excerpts from the book?’s preface:

?“Creativity constitutes the very meaning of being human and our powers of creativity distinguish us from other species. Evil as well as profound goodness transpires through our creativity.

?… When we consider creativity we are considering the most elemental and innermost and deeply spiritual aspects of our beings. The great mystic Meister Eckhart asks: ?‘What is it that remains??’ And his answer is: ?‘That which is inborn in me remains.?’ That which we give birth to and from our depths is that which lives on after us. That which is inborn in us constitutes our most intimate moments ?– intimate with self, intimate with God the Creative Spirit and intimate with others. To speak of creativity is to speak of profound intimacy. It is also to speak of our connecting to the Divine in us and our bringing the Divine back to our community.

?… To allow creativity its appropriate place in our lives, and our culture, our education, and our family relationships, is to allow healing to happen at a profound level.

?… To move our divine powers of creativity from serving the demonic to serving the Divine is to move from art for art?’s sake and art for advertising sake and art for power sake to art for compassion?’s sake. Art for the sake of planetary health and well-being.

?… This is the way of the Holy Spirit who is the Sprit of Creativity and Compassion.?”