It is not the essence of humans to be passive. We are players. We are actors on many stages. . . . We are curious, we are yearning to wonder, we are longing to be amazed. . . to be excited, to be enthusiastic, to be expressive. In short, to be alive.

Matthew Fox, PhD, is an American priest and theologian who was expelled from the Dominican Order within the Catholic Church in 1993 and become a member of the Episcopal Church. Fox has written over thirty books on spirituality and contemporary culture and has devoted over forty years to developing and teaching the tradition of Creation Spirituality. His work is inclusive of contemporary science and world spiritual traditions and features the earth-based mystical tradition of the West.