Meister Eckhart(12601328) was a priest, a mystic, and
nearly a heretic (he died before the Church court's verdict). In
recent centuries, the Roman Catholic establishment has
rehabilitated him, and the late John Paul II spoke of his work with
fondness.
Jon M. Sweeneyis an independent scholar, critic, and writer.
Several of his books have become History Book Club, BOMC, and QPB
selections. His book,The Pope Who Quit, was optioned by HBO. He
served as an editor at Jewish Lights and Paraclete Press and is
currently Associate Publisher at Monkfish Publishing. He lives in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Mark S. Burrowsis a poet, translator, and professor of
religion and literature at the Protestant University of Applied
Sciences in Bochum, Germany. His poetry has appeared in Poetry,The
Cortland Review, Southern Quarterly, Weavings,and a number of other
periodicals.
Together they have collaborated on three Meister Eckhart
collections including Meister Eckhart's Book of Darkness & Light;
Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart; and Meister Eckhart's Book of
Secrets.
"In reading Meister Eckhart's Little Book of the Heart, it again
came to mind why I am so drawn to the poetry of Rumi, Hafiz, and
Kabir. There is revelation in this book by Burrows and Sweeney. I
sincerely feel it will help one look deeper into the eyes of the
Christ and know more of God's knowledge and love."
—Daniel Ladinsky, international bestselling author of I Heard God
Laughing, A Year with Hafiz, Love Poems from God, and other books
of poetry
"In the ecstatic spirit of Rumi and Hafiz, Meister Eckhart's words
dance and invite the reader into an intimate encounter with the
divine. Reading these poems sets the heart ablaze and the spirit
soaring."
—Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, author of The Artist's Rule:
Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom
"I think Mark Burrows and Jon Sweeney achieve something quite rare
and wonderful here. They make Eckhart clear, concise, and very
compelling!"
—Richard Rohr, OFM, bestselling author of Falling Upward, Breathing
Under Water, and many other books
"If for many of us a dose of Meister Eckhart is like a morning pot
of coffee, this concentrated and poetic reduction is like a book
full of double espresso shots -- each is about as much as you can
take in and metabolize in a day."
—Brother Paul Quenon, Abbey of Gethsemani, author of Unquiet
Vigil
"Each poem is short, spare, distilled. And each one is footnoted,
so the reader might begin in enchantment, then trace the poetry to
its source. A sure-footed path toward mastering one of the great
masters of the last millennia."
—Chicago Tribune
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