Light, Life, and Love: Selections from the German Mystics of the Middle Ages

An anthology gathers translated selections from medieval German mystics, including Meister Eckhart, Johannes Tauler, Henry Suso, and Jan van Ruusbroec, alongside the Theologia Germanica and meditations on the Seven Words from the Cross, with an introductory essay situating the movement historically. The selections explore inward paths to God, emphasizing silence, detachment from created comforts, the ineffability of the Divine, and the inner spark or soul's light where union and grace are experienced. Passages alternate doctrinal reflection, aphoristic insight, and devotional meditation, tracing themes of self-emptying, mystical union, and the spiritual discipline required to move from creaturely dependence to divine rest.