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Hi, person who reverted my "vandalism". The section on Eckhart's doctrines is much too long and detailed to be a section of the main article - hence I moved it to it's own page, which I conveniently linked to when I removed the text. I'm going to go ahead and revert your reversion, and if you want to discuss this change, please do so here. Thank you. Cantara 01:01, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
I added the quote where Eckhart describes the subjects of his preaching. The paragraph was already discussing Eckhart's themes, and that quote is the standard summary of what Eckhart said in his German sermons.
What do the words "mysticism is penetrated by the spirit of the University in which it occurred" mean? Lestrade 17:12, 7 June 2006 (UTC)Lestrade
After contrasting the eudemonism of Protestant Christianity with original Christianity and other religions – according to the article on eudemonism, the Christian use of the concept came from Aquinas through Augustine (both lived prior to the Protestant movement). I reverted my edit that noted this, because I don't have a copy of Welt to check on why Schaupenauer may have described it as a Protestant concept. Can you shed some light on this question? -- Blainster 19:16, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
By eliminating asceticism and its central point, the meritorious nature of celibacy, Protestantism has already given up the innermost kernel of Christianity, and to this extent is to be regarded as a breaking away from it. In our day, this has shown itself in the gradual transition of Protestantism into shallow rationalism, that modern Pelagianism. In the end, this results in a doctrine of a loving father who made the world, in order that things may go on very pleasantly in it (and in this, of course, he was bound to fail), and who, if only we conform to his will in certain respects, will afterwards provide an even much pleasanter world (in which case it is only to be regretted that it has so fatal an entrance). This may be a good religion for comfortable, married, and civilized Protestant parsons, but it is not Christianity. Christianity is the doctrine of the deep guilt of the human race by reason of its very existence, and of the heart's intense longing for salvation therefrom.
— Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Vol. II, Ch. XLVIII
Lestrade 19:59, 9 June 2006 (UTC)Lestrade
I have to say I am very uneasy reading Schopenhauer's words on Eckhardt. Full of insight though they may be they are filtered through S's very particular negative view of the world. Eckhardt's vision was one of Joy and Love, not despair - he uses these words continously in regard to the experience of achieving union with God. I'm also bored of people, when the encounter someone working in the Christian tradition who's views they have sympathy with automatically calling them a Bhuddist or Hindu (people call the Cathars Buddhists, S saying Eckhardt had to dress his Eastern Mysticism up in Christian garments etc). Because we don't like what Christianity has become doesn't mean when we find people who got close to its true spirit that they weren't Christians. At some point we are going to have to accept that in their purest forms all religious movements get close to a profound spiritual truth, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu or whatever. Eckhardt regarded himself as a Christian and we're going to have to accept that.
I'm going to find some quotes by Eckhardt to counterbalance S's interpretation - I may even find some Jung on him. ThePeg 10:28, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Am I wrong or is the inference in this article that Eckhart might not have died but just disppeared off somewhere else? I may be muddling things up but its pretty clear there is no record of his death and the article suggests he may have just continued his teaching elsewhere. Could he have avoid the stake? ThePeg 10:28, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
What heresy, specifically, was Eckhart charged with? Or "heresies," I imagine. Jonathan Tweet 20:23, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
I still don't know what were Eckhart's charges, from the previous comment. He was not a Cathar, was he? Was Boniface out to get Eckhart for some reason? Lynxx2 ( talk) 07:58, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
Why Johannes? Show me one - only one hand where "Johannes" is named! There is only one Meister Eckhart and his name is "Eckhart von Hochheim". Forget your Johannes. -- Eckhart Triebel ( talk) 23:16, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
I am shocked: "Coming into prominence during the decadent Avignon Papacy and a time of increased tensions between the Franciscans and Eckhart's Dominican Order of Preacher Friars, he was brought up on charges later in life before the local Franciscan-led Inquisition."
Was ist das für ein Quatsch? Was erzählt der uns hier eigentlich? Eckhart hatte es nicht nötig, von der päpstlichen Seite her "prominent" zu werden, er tritt auch nicht erst durch seinen prozess in "prominence" und mit den hier konstruierten "increased tensions" hatte Eckhart nun soviel wie gar nichts zu tun - und die "lokal Franciscan-led Inquisition" ist reine Fiktion. An diesen Aussagen ist nichts wahr, aber auch gar NICHTS.
Eckhart Triebel (
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23:55, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
Franciscans may have been involved in the early inquisition of the Middle Ages, but evidence is scarce or even falsified. Certainly, they did not torture heretics or even heathens, because it was completely against the tolerant and forgiving nature of their order, in particular against Francis himself. Unknown IP, your are writing completely unwarranted stuff. Eckart was no "bystander"and definitely no "representant of the Southern German aristocracy". Such nonsense cannot be proven by any reference. -- KristallograefIn ( talk) 17:43, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
I just removed some info which didn't have anything to do with Meister Eckhart. It's from the Overview section. I'll post it below. If I was wrong, please feel free to re-include it. Alphabet55 ( talk) 19:51, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
The lack of imprimatur from the Church and anonymity of the author of the "Theologia germanica" did not lessen its influence for the next two centuries — including Martin Luther at the peak of public and clerical resistance to the irrationality of the Catholic indulgences — and was viewed by some historians of the early twentieth century as pivotal in provoking Luther's actions and the subsequent Protestant Reformation.
“The two eyes of the soul of man,” says the Theologia Germanica,”cannot both perform their work at once: but if the soul shall see with the right eye into eternity, then the left eye must close itself and refrain from working, and be as though it were dead. For if the left eye be fulfilling its office toward outward things, that is holding converse with time and the creatures; then must the right eye be hindered in its working; that is, in its contemplation. Therefore, whosoever will have the one must let the other go; for ‘no man can serve two masters.’“ [1]
It's not superflous, it provides some linkage to his philosophical descent, as a key player in proto-Protestantism and, indeeed, the birth of liberal humanism in a time of great feudalism. I think this needs enhancement, rather, so I've reinstated it as a Posteriority section, as distinct from the "Where we are now" which is affected by everything which happened later.
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Hi, just to let folks know I started reading this page, and notice some of the Wiki links had no object to link to, so have started going through taking out the linkage & reverting back to text. While doing so I noticed a comment, rephrased it slightly and inserted reference to support it. I also reformated a couple of references into the citations template. The 'Christianity through the centuries' one didn't make sense, so I re-did it using the info available to men - if I missed something, and you have the actual book, feel free to correct me - but on the internet there are a number of references to this where the author and publisher are mixed up. I went to Google scholar and Amazon to establish these, but if you have an author for a particular section, let me have it and I'll insert in the citation in the appropriate place. I have had an interest in Eckhart for twenty years, and have several translations of his works, but only a few commentaries. Mish ( talk) 10:59, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Was Paul Tillich influenced by Eckhart? I believe he was. I shall leave some one more informed me to note this. ACEOREVIVED ( talk) 21:28, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Tillich said: "To say 'God exists' is to deny Him." I'd say that statement itself shows an influence by Eckhart. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.133.253.21 ( talk) 22:47, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
I found this articles about the rehabilitation of Master Eckhart:
Sources: http://www.academici.com/blog/7263/meister_eckhart_rehabilitated_by_the_pope.html
My main language is french, so I can't edit the english version of the articles. But I would appreciate if someone could edit in order to reflect this informations.
Thank you
Dominic — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.254.34.122 ( talk • contribs)
People! Please help! Where can I find the full text of Eckhart's Commentary on St. John, in English, online? Thanks. Rasool-3 ( talk) 08:44, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
In first paragraph "decadent" in re the Avignon papacy, if unsupported, is a bit POV, no? 43hellokitty21 ( talk) 13:04, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
In first paragraph "decadent" in re the Avignon papacy, if unsupported, is a bit POV, no? 43hellokitty21 ( talk) 13:04, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
I've moved these two inline comments to the Talk Page:
Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 07:29, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
Maybe McGinn's publication has settled the case for English speakers. Yet, it does not seem to have reached Germany so far. In the meantime, I'd prefer to mention both Tambach and Hochheim as potential birthplaces. -- Zz ( talk) 15:15, 22 April 2013 (UTC)von Hochheim does infer the Meister was "from" Hochheim. Such spelling is common and accepted in German. Also, consider "Herold von Hochheim", early Bishop of Wurzburg, as an example and is likely from the same lineage.
The section on Matthew Fox has several problems. First, it is as much about Fox as Eckhart. I suggest editing to shorten description of Fox (he has his now page, after all) and to state that Fox has written a number of articles and at least one book about Eckhart's theology, and that Eckhardt appears along with other similar medieval theologians, in Fox's Original Blessings, a foundation work of "creation spirituality" (which also has its own page). Second, someone added several statements about Fox's interpretation of Eckhart and the reaction of other scholars that is unsupported by any references. The last sentence has the same problem. This at least needs references, and if there is in fact a significant disagreement, that should be explored in depth. Third, the relationship between creation spirituality and other movements does not belong in this section; that is a topic for the creation spirituality entry. I am going to make the suggested changes and deletions. If someone wants to defend them with references, they can be added back in. Below is the text as it appeared before my edits:
Matthew Fox (priest)|Matthew Fox]] (born 1940) is a former American priest and theologian. [1] Formerly a member of the Dominican Order within the Roman Catholic Church, he was also once a member of the Episcopal Church. Fox was an early and influential exponent of a movement that came to be known as Creation Spirituality. The movement sought to draw inspiration from the mystical philosophies of such medieval Catholic visionaries as Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas Aquinas, Saint Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich, Dante Alighieri, Meister Eckhart and Nicholas of Cusa, as well as the wisdom traditions of Christian scriptures. Fox's readings of Eckhart and other Christian mystics has been highly disputed. It has had little positive reception among scholars of medieval mysticism, though he has marked a whole generation's popular perception of Eckhart and others. Creation Spirituality is also strongly aligned with ecological and environmental movements of the late 20th century and embraces numerous spiritual traditions around the world, including Buddhism, Judaism, Sufism, and Native American spirituality, with a focus on "deep ecumenism".
Fox draws heavily on Eckhart for his own theology and whose "Breakthrough" presents an alternative and substantially different view of the nature and significance of Eckhart's thinking from that taken in earlier sections of this article.
CTLandman ( talk) 03:19, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
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The thesis of this section is highly debatable and rests on an idea attributed to a unreliable source, The discussion of colonialism and mysticism is also highly debatable. THis is one theory but there are many others. Throwing Eckhart into this discussion seems unsupported, if not unsupportable. This section should be completely rethought and rewritten, or deleted. CTLandman ( talk) 03:54, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
Start with the definition of mysticism and Hanegraff. Hanegraff is the leader of a small Christian organization whose goal is to oust "cults" Christian and otherwise. From Wikipedia: "He is an outspoken figure within the Christian countercult movement where he has established a reputation for his criticisms of non-Christian religions, new religious movements or cults and heresies within conservative Christianity. He is also an apologist on doctrinal and cultural issues." He has no formal training in theology, let alone the Bible, no training in comparative religions, and has never published anything like a study of mysticism. Reliable verification requires someone who has some kind of credentials and expertise in the area. He has none.
The first clause, that Eckhart is a "timeless hero" is opinion and recycled from above, where it first appears, also without any support. If the article said that Eckhart was looked to by many etc.etc. - and then cite to works by those others - that would seem appropriate.
And the idea that "mysticism thrives on an all-inclusive syncretism" is patently false. As the wikipedia entry on "mysticism" shows, there have been mystics in almost every religious tradition and almost all of them were embedded within their own religions tradition, for reasons of history and geography if no others. Eckhart is of course a leading example - his mysticism (if it is indeed that) was completely embedded within the Abrahamic/Christian tradition and theology. While of course there has been syncretism, and out of that may have emerged mystics, syncretism is certainly not a defining characteristic of mysticism. In any case, this seems more properly addressed under the "mysticism" article. It is tangential to an article about Eckhart.
I did not say that King was unreliable, but rather that this area is highly controversial. "Orientalism" has been in great dispute in the US and elsewhere for years and was kicked into high gear by 9/11. I have no particular beef with King, or Suzuki for that matter (although Suzuki's area of expertise was religion, not history) but their views are but two opinions among many, many in this area. And using such a loaded term of opinion as "culture wars" would seem to be adding nothing other than argumentation to what should be a factual article. And again, this seems more properly addressed under the "mysticism" article, where the topic could be fully explored.
I'm not sure just what the point of this section is: that Eckhart's theology was a factor in the the modern development of mysticism for at least some individuals? Perhaps just say that, after all, it is just an introduction, and then move on to the examples. 184.166.86.49 ( talk) 21:50, 15 February 2014 (UTC) CTLandman ( talk) 21:52, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the clarification on Hanegraff.
To point out that there are differences of opinions hardly "relativizes everything." What it does do is make clear that, although you may find one source that says one thing, other equally reliable source disagree. THis is what honest scholarship is all about. Inserting only one point of view is fundamentally dishonest, because it misleads casual readers who may believe that the single view expressed is the only view of any particular matter. The wikipedia page on Orientalism uses this introduction to it's discussion of Orientalism and Religion "Due to the colonisation of Asia by the western world, since the 19th century an exchange of ideas has been taking place between the western world and Asia, which also influenced western religiosity.[34]" This is factually supportable, it doesn't try to prove a particular pint of view, it and allows a casual reader to dig deeper if they wish. I suggest replacing "Western monotheism was projected onto eastern religiosity by western orientalists, trying to accommodate eastern religiosity to a western understanding, whereafter Asian intellectuals used these projections as a starting point to propose the superiority of those eastern religions.[66]" with the text from the Orientalism article cited above. It is important to remember that WIkipedia isn't about projecting and protecting our own views however right we might think they are- that is for other forums - but instead providing a clear, factual basis for a casual reader. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CTLandman ( talk • contribs) 23:31, 16 February 2014 (UTC)