This remarkable work shows Meister Eckhart, the thirteenth-century western mystic, as the great teacher of the birth of God in the soul, who shatters the dualism between God and the world, and the self and God. It is not only an exposition of Eckhart's mysticism, but also an exemplary work of contemporary philosophy.

About the Author
Reiner Schurmann was born to German parents in Amsterdam in 1941. He received his doctorate at the Sorbonne in 1981 and was Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Among many awards, he received the Distinguished University Teacher Award in 1989. Shortly before his death in 1993, he completed the two-volume Broken Hegemonies. David Appelbaum is Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University, New Paltz, and editor of Parabola magazine and of the Studies in Esotericism series. He is a poet and the author of numerous books, including The Stop, Everyday Spirits, and Disruption.

Reviews
"There are two births, one is into the world, and the other out of the world, that is, spiritually into God... If you reach a state where you feel neither suffering nor vexation from whatever may happen, so that suffering is not for you and that all things are sheer joy to you, then truly the child is born. Meister Eckhart."



Book Information
ISBN 9780970109712
Author Reiner Schurmann
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Lindisfarne Books
Publisher SteinerBooks, Inc
Weight(grams) 474g