A portrait of the influence of Meister Eckhart on German Medieval mysticism and Christian theology of the fourteenth century forward, this brief look at Eckhart's works and life was sold in the late 1950s as a glimpse into an early contributor to the spiritualist movements and universalism. However, Ancelet-Hustache's account of Eckhart, though rich in praise and some hagiographical language, is completely insistent on his place in a specifically Catholic Christian milieu, making this a unique look at a man who has drawn the attention of Universalists, Buddhist scholars, Theosophists, and Charismatics as well as orthodox, mainstream Christians throughout the last two centuries. From the back cover: Jeanne Ancelet-Hustache is already well known in France for her penetrating researches into the origins of medieval German mysticism. Here she traces Eckhart's unique blend of theological acumen and meditative insight to its sources with exceptional imagination and thoroughness. Her final pages and the accompanying illustrations establish Eckhart's continuing influence on the course of both philosophical theology and religious action.