Bernard McGinn Books

Centuries after his work as a preacher, philosopher, and spiritual guide, Meister Eckhart remains one of the most widely-read mystics of the Western tradition. Yet as he has come to be studied more closely in recent decades, a number of different Eckharts have emerged. This volume reviews and synthesizes the diverging views of Eckhart that have been presented in recent past. For the first time, Bernard McGinn, the greatest living scholar of Western Christian mysticism, brings together in one volume the fruition of decades of reflection on these questions, offering a view of Eckhart that unites his reflections as preacher, philosopher, and theologian.

Here are the texts that illustrate the diversity of one of the most enigmatic and influential mystics of the Western Christian tradition. Eckhart the teacher is represented by the Commentary on Exodus and by selections from six other commentaries, including the Commentary on Wisdom 7:14, the Commentary on Ecclesiasticus 24:29, and the Commentary on John 14:8. Eckhart's ministry as a preacher was an equally important part of the man, and thus his sermons, from both the Latin and the Middle High German manuscripts, are included. What emerges is a comprehensive picture of the works of this great speculative theologian. Together with Meister Eckhart: The Essential Sermons, Commentaries and Treatises, this work form the most extensive corpus of Eckhart's writings in English.

In this survey of the history of the Antichrist, the author presents the Christian origins of the Antichrist legend, paying close attention to how it plays on the popular imagination.

Band 6/2 von Bernard McGinns Mystikgeschichte behandelt die Mystik im Goldenen Zeitalter Spaniens, fokussiert auf Ignatius von Loyola und die karmelitische Mystik von Teresa von Ávila und Johannes vom Kreuz. McGinn beleuchtet religiöse und philosophische Strömungen und bietet einen umfassenden Zugang zur Mystik der abendländischen Kultur.