Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern : A Once and Future Meeting of Rumi, Meister Eckhart, and Moses de León in Medieval Venice

Harrington, James C.; Hall, Sidney G., III

ISBN 10: 076186542X / ISBN 13: 9780761865421

Published by Hamilton Books, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern : A Once and Future Meeting of Rumi, Meister Eckhart, and Moses de León in Medieval Venice
• Publisher: Hamilton Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076186542X
• ISBN 13: 9780761865421
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern, Jalal ad-Din Rumi, Moses de León, and Meister Eckhart--three of the greatest mystics of all time--meet in Venice for an imaginary night-long conversation that will inspire everyday individuals of the twenty-first century to find their own spirituality and realize that everyone can be a mystic. Although the mystics came from different backgrounds and religious traditions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity), their spiritual paths led them to similar understandings of union with the Divine. The three mystics have a timeless and timely message for people who walk the earth eight centuries after they did, no matter an individual's religious background or even if they have none. It is a message of connecting with the "divine spark" deep within us and within the universe.

About the Author

James C. Harrington, a human rights lawyer of forty-one years, is founder and director of the non-profit Texas Civil Rights Project. He was adjunct professor at the University of Texas Law School for twenty-seven years. He is author of Wrestling with Free Speech, Religious Freedom, and Democracy in Turkey. Harrington writes and speaks widely on human rights and civil society.

Sidney G. Hall III, is an activist, ordained minister, and writer. He has served for twenty-seven years as the senior pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church, a progressive congregation in central Austin. Hall is author of Christian Anti-Semitism and Paul’s Theology. He is a frequent speaker and workshop leader in the areas of nature-based Christianity, Holocaust studies, and LGBTQ inclusion in the church.