The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart (Bernard McGinn)
Outstanding Text on Meister Eckhart’s Sermons
[My 5-star Amazon review (NDA) of “The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart: The Man from Whom God Hid Nothing” by Bernard McGinn.]
The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart is a scholarly analysis of and elaboration on the great mystic Meister Eckhart’s teachings. And to my mind, Bernard McGinn does a magnificent job clarifying and amplifying the Dominican’s thought. McGinn possesses deep and intimate familiarity with Eckhart’s teachings and great knowledge of mysticism in general, and this combination enables him to shed powerful, demystifying light on Eckhart’s sermons.
This book is the third one I have read by Bernard McGinn--the other two are The Foundations of Mysticism and The Growth of Mysticism—and even though I am teacher of/writer on mysticism, I have learned important new things from each of them. Because Meister Eckhart is my favorite Christian mystic, I particularly appreciate all the insights on him and his teachings provided by Professor McGinn in this book. Anyone looking to grow his understanding of Eckhart and/or his teachings should read this fine study.
[My 5-star Amazon review (NDA) of “The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart: The Man from Whom God Hid Nothing” by Bernard McGinn.]
The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart is a scholarly analysis of and elaboration on the great mystic Meister Eckhart’s teachings. And to my mind, Bernard McGinn does a magnificent job clarifying and amplifying the Dominican’s thought. McGinn possesses deep and intimate familiarity with Eckhart’s teachings and great knowledge of mysticism in general, and this combination enables him to shed powerful, demystifying light on Eckhart’s sermons.
This book is the third one I have read by Bernard McGinn--the other two are The Foundations of Mysticism and The Growth of Mysticism—and even though I am teacher of/writer on mysticism, I have learned important new things from each of them. Because Meister Eckhart is my favorite Christian mystic, I particularly appreciate all the insights on him and his teachings provided by Professor McGinn in this book. Anyone looking to grow his understanding of Eckhart and/or his teachings should read this fine study.
