"In giving these sermons new translations made by someone up to date on Eckhart scholarship, the volume will do a real service to English-language readers and scholars of Eckhart."—Bruce Milem , author of
The Unspoken Word: Negative Theology in Meister Eckhart's German Sermon (CUA Press)"In each generation the richness of the work of Meister Eckhart needs to be thought through again in ways that preserve its freshness. Eckhart holds what is perhaps a unique position in Western religious thinking since his way of speaking about divinity, through his many sermons, aligns him with modes of thinking and feeling which can seem to be as much Eastern as they are Western. The present generation of scholars needs to be concerned with the potentially unique contribution that Eckhart's work can make in an ever smaller world. Clint Johnson's careful and nuanced reading of Eckhart's sermons, and his passion for engagement and understanding of these extraordinary works, is surely a vital element in humanity's slow advance to planetary unity."—Oliver Davies, King's College London
"Clint Johnson has written an important book on Meister Eckhart. The focus is on the central role of metaphor in Eckhart's sermons. The new translations of heretofore untranslated sermons and re-translations of sermons done prior to the Critical Edition render a great service to Eckhart scholarship. They challenge the reader to appreciate the power of Eckhart's skillful rhetoric. While using the theory of metaphor of Hans Blumenburg to situate Eckhart between medieval and modern thought, Johnson ensures that the reader will remain focused on Meister Eckhart's own uses of metaphor. An understanding of the play of metaphor and paradox is shown to be a prerequisite for a good understanding of Eckhart's sermons."—Jeremiah Hackett, University of South Carolina
