The A.W.E. Project: Reinventing Education, Reinventing the Human

Matthew Fox

ian. 2006 · Wood Lake Publishing Inc.

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Matthew Fox has done it again. As one of the most prophetic voices of our time, he has created a unique new project that speaks the concerns and hopes of all of us who care about creating lives of meaning - for ourselves, our communities, our children and our children's children... The A.W.E. Project reminds us that awe is the appropriate response to the unfathomable wonder that is creation - from the magnificence of galaxies, to the complex and brilliant process of cell-differentiation, and the miracle of the humanhand (product of 14 billion years of evolution). Imagine how much richer learning will be for all ages when we intentionally cultivate a sense of appreciation and wonder. A.W.E. is also the acronym for Fox's proposed style of learning - an approach to balance the three R's. This approach to learning, eldering, and mentoring is intelligent enough to honor the teachings of the Ancestors, to nurture Wisdom in addition to imparting knowledge, and to Educate through Fox's 10 C's. The 10 C's are the core of the A.W.E. philosophy and process of education, and include: compassion, contemplation, and creativity. The A.W.E. Project does for the vast subject of "learning" what Fox's Reinvention of Work did for vocation and Original Blessing did for theology. With passion and conviction, Fox turns conventional "education" upside down, shakes out what is no longer working, and offers visions of what can be.

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Matthew Fox is the author of 27 books including The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, Sheer Joy: Conversations with Thomas Aquinas on Creation Spirituality, A New Reformation, Natural Grace (with Biochemist Rupert Sheldrake), and Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet.. He is in demand around the world as a speaker, leader, and reformer. For 30 years Matthew Fox has been at the cutting edge of creative and meaningful education for adult learners. This book distills Matthew Fox's pedagogy and experience he has learned from those very successful programs and applies it to children and learners of all ages.