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In this one-off seminar, participants will read and discuss the writings of late medieval German mystic and theologian Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-1327) with Bernard McGinn, Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago Divinity School and leading expert on the history of Christian spirituality and mysticism.
Session 1. An Introduction to Eckhart
- “Introductions” in The Essential Sermons, pp. 5-61
- German Sermon 52 in The Essential Sermons, pp. 199-203
- The Sequence “Granum sinapis” (Handout)
Session 2. Eckhart on Justice
- German Sermon 6 in The Essential Sermons, pp. 185-189
- Commentary on the Gospel of John, “Prologue” nn. 1-‐‑23 in The Essential Sermons, pp. 122-129
Session 3. Eckhart on Intellect
- Latin Sermon XXIX, in Meister Eckhart, Teacher and Preacher, pp. 223-26
- Question 1, in Meister Eckhart, Parisian Questions and Prologues, pp. 43-50
SCHEDULE
9:00am Coffee & Tea
9:30am Session 1
10:30am Break
10:45am Session 2
11:45pm Break
12:00pm Session 3
1:00pm End, optional lunch served