Meister Eckhart; The Essential Sermons, Commentaries, Treatises and Defense (Classics of Western Spirituality) by Eckhart, Meister - 1981

Paulist Press, New York, 1981. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. the thought of this Dominican philosopher and spiritual master is among the most daring and difficult in the history of Western mysticism. Thoroughly grounded in the Scholastic method of his day and that fastly loyal to the church, his love of speculation, paradox and the apophatic way nevertheless, resulted in the controversial condemnation of certain of his teachings by the Papal Bull 1329. His doctrines of detachment, the return of the soul God, and the birth of the son in the sole has continued to perplex his critics and nourishes disciples through the ages. – Rear panel blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVIII, 366 pages in colour illustrated softcover binding with reading crease on the spine, and a foxing spot on the front edge of the text block. The book itself is clean and free of annotation.. A very clean secondhand copy, with no damage apart from age toning of the page edges. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Religion & Theology; ISBN: 0809123703. ISBN/EAN: 9780809123704. Inventory No: 0257081. . 9780809123704