Showing posts with label Erfurt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Erfurt. Show all posts

Thursday, 31 July 2014

Mystical Theology and Continental Philosophy Conference


The sun shone on the annual Mystical Theology Network conference from 11th to the 13th July 2014 as it saw its largest manifestation at Hope Park, Liverpool Hope University.  With nearly 60 participants and 35 papers which covered a wide range of mystical texts and persons, along with their relation to continental philosophy.  Sessions were lively and stimulated great debate, thanks to exceptionally insightful and well-conceived papers, and small enough session audiences to warrant fruitful discussion.  From our project Dr. Chris Wojtulewicz gave a paper which examined, with the help of Heidegger, some elements in Eckhart’s thought that related both figures to the Modistae and specifically Thomas of Erfurt, whose text on speculative grammar was the subject of Heidegger’s Habilitation, and who was a potential (Franciscan) confrere of Eckhart in Erfurt, and possibly also Paris…

Friday, 29 November 2013

New Eckhart monument being created at Erfurt, Church of the Dominicans

As you can see from the pictures below, at present, a ground monument is being installed at Meister Eckhart's Church of the Dominicans at Erfurt, Germany (Predigerkirche).
In front of the main portal of the Church, there will be seven quotes by Meister Eckhart's Talks of Instruction which he gave in his Dominican monastery there. The inauguration of the monument will be on 8 December. There is also a brochure Meister Eckhart. Bodendenkmal Predigerkirche Erfurt which will appear for the event.
The artistic work for the project has been done by Marc Oschmann, Erfurt, executed is the work by Hans Reiche.


Thursday, 25 July 2013

New brochure published: Meister Eckhart - His Continuous Presence

If you want to learn more about Eckhart's university city of Erfurt, the city where he joined the Dominican Order - please order a copy of the new brochure that was published a few days ago via Professor Markus Vinzent:

Meister Eckhart - His Continuous Presence

Text by Professor Dietmar Mieth, trans. by Professor Markus Vinzent and Caroline Patterson.