RT Article
T1 ‘Meister Eckhart’s heretical orthodoxy: the danger of preaching doctrine’
JF Medieval mystical theology
VO 34
IS 2
SP 109
OP 126
A1 Wendlinder, Anastasia Christine
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1947573128
AB Meister Eckhart has long been considered one of the most controversial mystics in Christian history, even though he has been praised by recent popes and is widely read by contemporary audiences from every major religious tradition. Still, the nature of his orthodoxy to Christian doctrine remains unresolved: did he skirt heresy or remain faithful to the central tenets of Christianity? This paper considers three potential ‘dangers’ Eckhart’s work might pose, related to the authority structure of the Roman Catholic Church, his departure from conventional religious language about the relationship between humanity and the Divine, and whether he led his audiences astray, or closer to their salvation.
K1 Orthodoxy
K1 Heresy
K1 Theology
K1 Doctrine
K1 Christianity
K1 Mysticism
DO 10.1080/20465726.2025.2580039