Passion for Creation: The Earth-Honoring Spirituality of Meister Eckhart

by Matthew Fox

• Matthew Fox's comprehensive translation of Meister Eckhart's sermons is a meeting of true prophets across hundreds of years that results in a spirituality for the new millennium.

• A brilliant interpretation of Eckhart's teachings on creation spirituality.

Passion for Creation (formerly Breakthrough ) is Matthew Fox's comprehensive translation of and original commentary on the critical German and Latin texts of 37 sermons by Meister Eckhart, the noted 14th-century Dominican priest, preacher, and mystic. The goodness of creation, the holiness of all things, the divine blood in each person, the need to let go and let be--these are among Eckhart's themes, themes that the best-selling author Matthew Fox brilliantly interprets and explains for today's reader.

Passion for Creation will be embraced by theologians, students, and all seekers of truth. It will be especially welcomed by those interested in creation spirituality, which Eckhart advocated six centuries ago and which Matthew Fox has promoted as a spiritual path for the new millennium. Simply put, this book is a meeting of two prophets across hundreds of years. The outcome of that meeting is a fount of wisdom.

Genres: Spirituality, Philosophy

608 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Timothy James "Matthew " Fox is an American priest and theologian. Formerly a member of the Dominican Order within the Catholic Church, he became a member of the Episcopal Church following his expulsion from the order in 1993.
Fox has written 35 books that have been translated into 68 languages and have sold millions of copies and by the mid-1990s had attracted a "huge and diverse following"

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

An every-Friday group to which I belong has used this as our primary focus of study for the last year+. We call ourselves the Julien's because we started by studying Julian of Norwich; we read her works and used a study guide for a number of months. We like having a focus for our generally-spiritual reading. We've done that with a number of author's including Meister Eckhart.
Reading mystics gives us an alternative, often particular view of issues of faith. Sometimes, they are variations or skews of what we've already known; for others, very mainline explored in great depth.
Eckhart parsed words and concepts very finely. Occasionally, seemingly too fine to elucidate further. Generally, however, through this process we grew in understanding of what he means by being in communion both with God and through God. Panentheism seems to be the underlying concept that drives all creatures of God together through union with God. Obviously, that applies first and foremost to God with people and people with each other.
Eckhart has been influential on multiple other theologians including St. Francis and Thomas Merton.
For anyone interested in mystical theology leading to subtle understanding, I recommend this volume because it combines some of Eckhart's own writing with interpretation. It is, however, only a taste of Eckhart's entire oeuvre.

[Nick Mather]

In this series of translations of Eckhart's sermons followed by commentaries on them, Matthew Fox clearly demonstrates Eckhart's relevance in the 21st century. I agree that Eckhart provides a much needed alternative to Christianity as it is practiced today, that is still within the Christian tradition. A very inspirational work.

[Lenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fox may be a quack. He may also be a genius. In either case, Eckhart was a saint. LOVED the full versions of the sermons offered in this book. The translations are fresh and startling. Whether they are all together faithful to the old German, I can't say.