Niklaus largier meister eckhart biography
Niklaus largier meister eckhart biography
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Book of Divine Consolation
Book by Meister Eckhart
The Book of Divine Consolation (German: Buch der göttlichen Tröstung) is a book by the German scholar and mysticMeister Eckhart (Eckhart von Hochheim), that dates back to somewhere between 1305 and 1326.
It was likely partially intended as a gift for Agnes of Austria, though historians are unsure about the exact publication context.[1] In the book the author aims to console the reader and gives around 30 reasons why a person should not be saddened by any unfortune.[2] It was later referenced in the inquisitorial trial against Eckhart.[3][4]
Context
Eckhart joined the Dominican order around 1274, where he studied theology and eventually became a teacher himself.[4] In 1302, Eckhart took up the external Dominican chair of theology at the University of Paris and became magister there.[5] In 1311 Eckhart was sent to the university in Paris again to be magister