THE ECKHART SOCIETY

WHO IS ECKHART?

INTRODUCTION

Meister Eckhart (c. 1260 - 1327/8) is one of the great Christian mystics. He was born near Erfurt in Thuringia and in his distinguished career became a Parisian Professor of Theology and took a leading pastoral and organisational role in the Dominican Order.

In the language of the Christian tradition Eckhart expounds the eternal mysteries in a style that is fresh and original in the best sense. Through the vividness of his use of imagery (alluding to the mysteries of the spark of the soul, the Abyss, the desert, the birth of the Word in the heart, etc.) Eckhart paradoxically directs us to that which lies beyond image.

SIGNIFICANCE

The depth and universality of Eckhart's teaching has drawn seekers of truth Christian and non-Christian alike. His radical and penetrating insight makes him a natural point of reference for a genuinely ecumenical understanding.

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THE ECKHART SOCIETY

The Eckhart Society was founded in 1987 by Ursula Fleming whose main work was in teaching a revolutionary method of pain therapy and who found in the teachings of Eckhart the theoretical basis for her work.

The Eckhart Society aims to make known or better known the teachings of Meister Eckhart ( c.1260 – 1328 ). Scholars in Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism have found in his teaching a resonance and sense of common ground with the teaching of their own religious traditions. Several of them have written books about his thought. He is thus a very important mediator in interreligious dialogue both social and formal.

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