Selected Writings (Paperback, Reissue)

The mystical vision of the German Dominican Meister Eckhart (c. 1260 - 1329) has fascinated German thinkers from Hegel to Heidegger. Central to his writings were a belief in divine 'Oneness' and self-reproduction. Eckhart argued God was both the ultimate source of the universe and the element inherent in all His creatures. He was also preoccupied with the nature of 'intellect' which he called the 'ground of the soul'; the image of God inside us offering all the possibility of redemption through a return to the Trinity. This Neo-platonic 'Oneness' was boldly reconciled with the Christian Trinity by stressing God's reproduction through His son and the human individual. Whilst this unorthodox approach led to charges of preaching beyond the confines of his faith, Eckhart's radical synthesis of Greek thought and Christian doctrine has remained complex, challenging and frequently misunderstood. These Selected Writings, some translated into English for the first time, illustrate the rhetorical flourish and metaphysical drama of Eckhart's evangelical style and confirm his critical position in the evolution of European intellectual life.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1994
First published:	March 1995
Authors:	Meister Eckhart
Introduction by:	Oliver Davies
Translators:	Oliver Davies
Dimensions:	197 x 128 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	292
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-043343-2
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian religious experience > Christian mysticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian religious experience > Christian mysticism Books > Christianity > Christian Religious Experience > Christian mysticism Promotions
LSN:	0-14-043343-0
Barcode:	9780140433432

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