| Wandering Joy Contributor(s): Eckhart, Meister (Author), Schürmann, Reiner (Introduction by), Appelbaum, David (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0970109717 ISBN-13: 9780970109712 Publisher: Lindisfarne Books OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: This remarkable book shows the seminal Western mystic Meister Eckhart as the great teacher of the birth of God in the soul. It is at once an exposition of Eckhart's mysticism -- perhaps the best in English -- and also an exemplary work of contemporary philosophy. Schurmann shows us that Eckhart is our contemporary. Writing from experience, he describes the threefold movement of detachment, releasement, and "dehiscence" (splitting open) that leads to the experience of "living without a why" in which all things are in God and which is sheer joy. Going beyond that, he describes the transformational force of approaching the Godhead, the God beyond God. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Medieval - Religion | Mysticism |
| Dewey: 189.5 |
| LCCN: 2001029057 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.01" W x 9.21" (1.01 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
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| Publisher Description: In this remarkable work, Reiner Schürmann shows Meister Eckhart, the thirteenth-century Christian mystic, as the great teacher of the birth of God in the soul, which shatters the dualism between God and the world, the self and God. This is an exposition of Eckhar's mysticism-perhaps the best in English-and, because Eckhart is a profound philosopher for whom knowing precedes being, it is also an exemplary work of contemporary philosophy. Schürmann shows us that Eckhart is our contemporary. He describes the threefold movement of detachment, release, and "dehiscence" (splitting open), which leads to the experience of "living without a why," in which all things are in God and sheer joy. Going beyond that, he describes the transformational force of approaching the Godhead, the God beyond God: "A man who has experienced the same no longer has a place to establish himself. He has settled on the road, and for those who have learned how to listen, his existence becomes a call. This errant one dwells in joy. Through his wanderings the origin beckons." |
Contributor Bio(s): Ramsey, Hayden: - Hayden Ramsay studied and taught philosophy in Scotland. In 1994 he came to Australia and has lectured at the Universities of Melbourne and Latrobe. He lectures in philosophy at Catholic Theological College and the seminary, Corpus Christi College. His main interests are moral philosophy and philosophy & religion. |
