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- Herausgeber: Booksell-Verlag
- Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
- Sprache: Englisch
In "Sermons of Meister Eckhart," the medieval mystic and theologian Meister Eckhart delivers a profound exploration of the relationship between the divine and the human soul. Drawing on rich theological insights and the contemplative tradition, Eckhart's sermons feature a unique blend of Scripture interpretation, philosophical discourse, and experiential spirituality. His literary style is marked by parables, metaphorical language, and a commitment to challenging conventional piety. This collection stands as a pivotal contribution to the mysticism of the late Middle Ages, touching upon themes of unity with God, the nature of existence, and the importance of personal transformation. Meister Eckhart, a Dominican friar and a prominent figure of German mysticism, lived during a time of significant theological development in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. His exposure to scholastic thought and his engagement with the spiritual questions of his era greatly influenced his writings. The tension between his innovative mystical ideas and the prevailing doctrines of the Church ultimately led to posthumous controversies surrounding his teachings, emphasizing his radical perspective on the inner life of faith. "Sermons of Meister Eckhart" is essential reading for anyone interested in mysticism, theology, and philosophical inquiry. By delving into his sermons, readers are invited to reflect on their spiritual journeys and gain insights into the deeper aspects of existence, making it a remarkable contribution to both historical and contemporary discussions of spirituality. In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience: - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023
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Sermons of Meister Eckhart
Table of Contents
Introduction
This collection gathers a focused selection of sermons by Meister Eckhart, the medieval Dominican theologian and preacher, to present a clear entryway into his mature spiritual insight. Rather than attempting a comprehensive edition, it offers a coherent set of homiletic texts that exemplify his central concerns: the relation of God and the soul, the immediacy of divine presence, and the transformation of life in grace. The purpose is both introductory and sustained, enabling first-time readers and longtime admirers to encounter Eckhart’s voice in the form that made his thought influential—preaching crafted to awaken, to guide, and to ground contemplation in lived reality.
The contents are sermons—prose discourses rooted in Scripture and intended for oral delivery—accompanied by a preface. As homiletic texts, they blend biblical exposition, theological reflection, and practical counsel. They are not systematic treatises, poems, or dramatic dialogues, but concentrated addresses shaped for attentive listening and subsequent reflection. Their genre invites a rhythm of hearing and responding: a biblical prompt, an unfolding of meaning, and a call to interior and exterior transformation. The preface orients the reader to the aims and scope of the selection, while each sermon stands complete in itself and also resonates with the others across shared concepts and images.
Across these sermons run unifying themes that define Eckhart’s spirituality: divine nearness and initiative, the soul’s receptive readiness, the inner birth of God’s Word, sanctification as participation in God’s life, and the integration of inward disposition with outward conduct. Stylistically, Eckhart is marked by bold clarity and carefully framed paradox, drawing on scholastic precision while maintaining the directness of pastoral address. He frequently presses beyond moral exhortation to the level of being and intention, insisting that action flow from an interiorly unified heart. As a whole, the collection remains significant for its compelling vision of grace that is at once searching, consoling, and transformative.
Rooted in the Christian tradition and the preaching mission of the mendicant orders, Eckhart’s sermons weave scriptural interpretation with theological argument. He treats doctrine not as abstraction but as living truth addressed to the soul here and now. His thought employs both affirmative language about God’s gifts and a disciplined reserve before divine mystery, sustaining reverence without obscurity. The sermons’ significance lies in this balance: rigorous thought serving spiritual formation. By holding together contemplation and action, intellect and affection, they map a path that avoids mere moralism and mere quietism, inviting readers to a mature, responsible freedom grounded in the nearness of God.
Because these are sermons, the reader encounters carefully chosen words intended to do something: to awaken attention, purify motives, and foster steadiness of will. Key terms recur with deliberate exactness, and apparent paradoxes invite patient meditation rather than hasty resolution. The texts reward slow reading, allowing their inner sequence—hearing, receiving, consenting, acting—to take root. While no single sermon exhausts a theme, motifs echo across the collection, clarifying one another and building cumulative insight. Attention to their scriptural anchors and to Eckhart’s precise phrasing will aid understanding, yet the ultimate measure is practical: whether the reader is moved toward deeper faith, hope, and charity.
The individual titles signal distinct angles on a common center. The Attractive Power of God stresses divine initiative drawing the soul. The Nearness of the Kingdom emphasizes immediacy rather than remoteness. The Angel’s Greeting points to grace’s decisive address and the soul’s consent. True Hearing explores interior receptivity. The Self-Communication of God considers the gift of God’s own life. Sanctification turns to the formation of character and conduct. Outward and Inward Morality finally treats the integrity between visible deeds and the hidden source within. Taken together, these sermons trace how contemplation issues in action, and how action remains rooted in God.
Read as a whole, this collection endures because it unites depth and practicality. It offers a robust vision of the spiritual life that addresses perennial tensions: nearness and transcendence, freedom and obedience, inner freedom and ethical responsibility. Eckhart’s preaching challenges superficial religiosity while refusing despair, encouraging a clear-eyed trust that God’s work precedes and empowers human response. The sermons remain relevant not by novelty but by fidelity to essentials—attention, detachment from inordinate attachments, love of truth, and integrity of life. They return the reader to what matters most, proposing a way of living in which God’s presence becomes the measure of all things.
