Eckhart, Johannes
ECKHART, JOHANNES (c. 1260–1327?), called Meister Eckhart; German theologian and mystic. Eckhart was born at Hochheim in Thuringia (now Germany). After entering the Order of P...
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Eckhart, Meister(C. 1260–1327/1328)
Meister Eckhart, the German mystic, was born Johannes Eckhart at Hochheim in Thuringia. After entering the Dominican order at an early age, he pursued higher...
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The German Dominican Johann Eckhart (ca. 1260-ca. 1327), called Meister Eckhart, founded German mysticism. A theologian and preacher, he represented God as dwelling in man's soul.Born near Gotha in Th...
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Meister Eckhart is best known as a mystic, a preacher, and a theologian. William of Ockham, who probably learned of him when both men were under investigation at the papal court in Avignon in 1327, th...
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