Bonus: Bernard McGinn on Mechthild, Eckhart, and Mysticism

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

On this special bonus episode, James Finley and Kirsten Oates interview Dr. Bernard McGinn about Christian mysticism and how Cristian mystics guide us in living faithfully to the mystical dimensions of God's presence. They also discuss the distinctive approaches of Christian mystics Meister Eckhart and Mechthild of Magdeburg and how their teachings complement one another. Resource Section: A transcript for this episode can be found here. The book we will be using this season, The Flowing Light of the Godhead, can be found here. Connect with us: We'll be back in two weeks with a listener questions episode. We are no longer accepting questions for this season. This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at https://cac.org/support-cac/podcasts/ Thank you!

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation.
0:04.4	To learn more, visit cacac.org.
0:08.4	Greetings, I'm Jim Finley.
0:11.4	And I'm Keston Oates. Welcome to turning to the mysteries.
0:16.0	Welcome everyone.
0:20.0	Welcome everyone to this bonus episode of turning to the Mystics and Jim and I are so
0:29.0	excited to be here today with our very special guest, Professor Bernard McGinn. So let me tell you a little
0:36.2	bit about him. Bernard McGinn is an American Roman Catholic theologian, religious historian and scholar of spirituality.
0:44.4	A specialist in medieval mysticism, McGinn is widely regarded as the preeminent scholar
0:50.6	of mysticism in the Western Christian tradition. He is best known for his
0:55.5	comprehensive nine-volume series on mysticism under the general title of the
1:00.5	presence of God. He is Naomi Shenstone, Donnelly Professor Emeritus of historical theology
1:08.4	and of the history of Christianity at the University of Chicago Divinity School and serves on the committees on
1:15.3	medieval studies and on general studies. Today we're so excited to tap into
1:21.3	Bernard's profound expertise and love of Christian mysticism and
1:26.2	gain further insights into the two Rhineland mystics Jim shared this year, Meister Eckhart and
1:32.1	Mecktilde of Magdaberg.
1:34.6	So I'm here with Jim and our very special guest, Professor Bernard McGinn.
1:40.4	We've been so looking forward to having you with us today and so welcome Bernard.
1:45.8	Yeah, thank you. Welcome to you Jim. That's good to be together again like this yes to be with Bernard too.
1:54.0	So Bernard, I wanted to start by asking you, what inspired you to embark on your deep and profound
2:02.3	studies of the Christian mystics?
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