Meister Eckhart : an Asian perspective / by Hee-Sung Keel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keel, Hee-Sung.

Contributor:

Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.

Series:

Louvain theological & pastoral monographs ; 36.

Louvain theological & pastoral monographs ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eckhart, Meister, -1327.

Eckhart.

Physical Description:

xii, 319 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leuven ; Dudley, MA : Peeters ; [Grand Rapids] : W.B. Eerdmans, 2007.

Summary:

Meister Eckhart (1260?-1328) is undoubtedly the most important thinker in the West for drawing the spiritual heritage of Christian mysticism close to the monistic spirit that infuses so much of Asian religious thought. His vision of the unio mystica of God and the soul as a perfect unity goes far beyond the conventional mysticism of love that was dominant before him. Eckhart's "mysticism of unity," a bold and revolutionary affirmation of a perfect divine-human unity realized in the ground of the soul, as well as the mystical atheism it gave rise to, inspired a wealth of profound spiritual insights that continue to challenge the reader of his sermons today.

Without neglecting other aspects of Eckhart's mystical thought that are not easily reconciled with this radical vision of divine-human unity, the author takes a careful look at the nature of the Dominican master's mysticism, its philosophical background, and its implications for ethics and secular religiosity, drawing particular attention to its role in the East-West religious dialogue and the shaping of a vision of the spiritual unity of humankind.

Contents:

Central issues in Eckhart interpretation

God and the world: one, being

God and the soul: intellect

Detachment and breakthrough

The birth of the Son of God

The life of the Son of God

An Asian perspective.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-316] and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.

ISBN:

9042918373

9789042918375

9780802862556

0802862551

OCLC:

72989044