Vladimir Lossky's posthumously published masterwork is now made
available in English for the first time. Eckhart's Apophatic Theology is the
culmination of a long process, whereby the renowned Orthodox philosopher and
theologian embraced the ways of thinking of a thirteenth-century German
mendicant and mystic. While refusing to simplify Eckhart's theology to a system
or single motif, Lossky explores in detail the various ramifications of
Eckhart's insistence on the ineffability of God.
Is God to be regarded as 'being', or the 'One', or 'Intellect'? Does
God's pure expression of each of these preclude the others? Framed by six key
statements about God's essence, Lossky lays out Eckhart's approach to this
dilemma. His understanding of the problem, guided by careful engagement with a
multitude of sources, is exhaustive. Scholars will welcome this
eagerly-anticipated translation.