At first glance Meister Eckhart, the great Dominican mystic of the thirteenth century, seems an unlikely resource for anyone immersed in current struggles for social justice. The sermons of Eckhart which have survived the centuries are absolutely giddy with a sense of unity with the divine; moreover, it’s a contagious giddiness that can leave the reader swooning. But behind that ecstasy was a disciplined mind which had some important points to make.
With these new translations of 37 sermons and accompanying commentaries, Dominican author Matthew Fox does a yeoman’s job of making Eckhart accessible. Fox makes clear Eckhart’s love for
