The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart: The Man from Whom God Hid Nothing - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824519965 ISBN 13: 9780824519964

Publisher: PublishDrive, 2003

Synopsis

Centuries after his work as a preacher, philosopher, and spiritual guide, Meister Eckhart remains one of the most widely-read mystics of the Western tradition. Yet as he has come to be studied more closely in recent decades, a number of different Eckharts have emerged. This volume reviews and synthesizes the diverging views of Eckhart that have been presented in recent past. For the first time, Bernard McGinn, the greatest living scholar of Western Christian mysticism, brings together in one volume the fruition of decades of reflection on these questions, offering a view of Eckhart that unites his reflections as preacher, philosopher, and theologian.

About this title

About the Author:

Bernard McGinn is one is of the greatest living authorities on Catholic historical theology. The Naomi Shenstone Donnelly Professor (Emeritus) of historical theology and history of Christianity at the University of Chicago, McGinn holds a Ph.D. from Brandeis University and an S.T.L. from the Pontifical Gregorian University. McGinn has lectured on and written extensively about the history of apocalyptic thought and recently has focused his attention on the fields of spirituality and mysticism. His current long-range project is a seven-volume history of Christian mysticism in the West called The Presence of God.

Review:

"A wonderful book on one of the most original thinkers of medieval Europe. Scholarly and eminently readable." -- Niklaus Largier, UC Berkeley

“Today no one in America knows Eckhart better than Bernard McGinn. This study is insightful, erudite, yet remarkably accessible." -- Louis Dupré, Riggs Chair (emeritus), Yale University

About this edition

• Publisher: PublishDrive
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0824519965
• ISBN 13: 9780824519964
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: McGinn Bernard