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To recover a spiritual tradition in which creation, and the study of creation, matters would be to inaugurate new possibilities between spirituality and science that would shape the paradigms for culture, its institution, and its people.

Matthew Fox

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Matthew Fox
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: July 14
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Abington Township
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