Mystics of the Renaissance (1911) - Page 9

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FOREWORD . . . . . .	v
INTRODUCTION . . . . .	1
MEISTER ECKHART . . . . .	52
Eckhart von Hochheim (c. 1260–1328) was a German theologian and philosopher. He is famous for his teachings on the "spark of the soul" and the direct experience of the Divine within the individual.
FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD [TAULER, SUSO AND RUYSBROECK] . . . . .	81
original: "Gottesfreundschaft." This title refers to the "Friends of God" (Gottesfreunde), a 14th-century mystical movement. Johannes Tauler and Henry Suso were students of Eckhart, while Jan van Ruysbroeck was a Flemish mystic; all three sought a practical, lived experience of spiritual union.
CARDINAL NICHOLAS OF CUSA . . .	133
Nicolaus Cusanus (1401–1464) was a philosopher, jurist, and mathematician. He is a key figure in the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, known for his ideas on the "coincidence of opposites."
AGRIPPA VON NETTESHEIM AND THEOPHRASTUS PARACELSUS . . .	182
These two 16th-century figures represent the "occult" side of the Renaissance. Agrippa wrote on magic and philosophy, while Paracelsus revolutionized medicine by viewing the human body as a reflection of the entire cosmos.
VALENTINE WEIGEL AND JACOB BOEHME	223
Jacob Boehme (1575–1624) was a humble shoemaker whose profound mystical visions regarding the nature of good, evil, and the divine light had a massive influence on later Western philosophy.
GIORDANO BRUNO AND ANGELUS SILESIUS	246
Giordano Bruno was a friar and philosopher burned at the stake for his cosmic theories; Angelus Silesius (Johannes Scheffler) was a poet-priest known for his short, pithy mystical verses.
AFTERWORD . . . . . .	269

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