Unfortunately Matthew Fox's book about him is nearly impossible to find. I have a xeroxed, GBC-bound copy, which I got from Matt for the class on Aquinas he taught at the now-defunct University of Creation Spirituality back in 1997.
The book is "Sheer Joy: Conversations with Thomas Aquinas on Creation Spirituality."
I'll share mine, but you have to come to West Virginia to read it . . . there may be copies floating around out there in libraries.
I will look for it. Big Tom wasn't a big part of my seminary education. The perception was that he was a dry scholastic with an opaque theology enmeshed in a medieval world view. I am willing to have my perceptions changed on that!
Great poem, huh?
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Cheers,
Samir
Absolutely! I am enjoying a number of the wonderful poems in your book. I am finishing it this evening. Very hopeful! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThomas Aquinas is much misunderstood.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately Matthew Fox's book about him is nearly impossible to find. I have a xeroxed, GBC-bound copy, which I got from Matt for the class on Aquinas he taught at the now-defunct University of Creation Spirituality back in 1997.
The book is "Sheer Joy: Conversations with Thomas Aquinas on Creation Spirituality."
I'll share mine, but you have to come to West Virginia to read it . . . there may be copies floating around out there in libraries.
I will look for it. Big Tom wasn't a big part of my seminary education. The perception was that he was a dry scholastic with an opaque theology enmeshed in a medieval world view. I am willing to have my perceptions changed on that!
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ReplyDeleteOrdered his book on Amazon
Cool! Maybe we should start a new thread called "Aquinas and Jive" -- has a nice double entendre.
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