XolokReads reviewed Conversations with Meister Eckhart by Simon Parke
In many ways, Meister Eckhart has had to wait seven centuries to be heard. Born …
Fun way to be introduced to Meister Eckhart, but the topic might be impossible to make clear in such a short title.
4 stars
I came into this knowing a little bit about Meister Eckhart. The exposes the reader to many thoughts from Eckhart in his own words. The upside is that we do not run much risk of Eckhart's meaning being filtered by the author, but on the downside we lack some filtering that may have benefited an unfamiliar modern audience. I feel like Meister Eckhart requires a commentary. While the concepts make some sense on their own, they obviously would benefit from some explanation and context provided by commentator.