Chapter VII: Book VI: German Mysticism in the Fourteenth Century

CHAPTER I.

The Chronicle of Adolf Arnstein of Strasburg 181
Hermann of Fritzlar and his Legends 182
The Heretics of the Rhineland 184
The Preaching of Master Eckart 188
From the Known God to the Unknown 189
Disinterested Love 193
Eckart’s Story of the Beggar 197
Ju-ju 199
The Nameless Wild 201

CHAPTER II.

The Doctrine of Eckart discussed 204
Resemblance to Hegel 206
Pantheism Old and New 209

CHAPTER III.

The Interdict 214
Henry of Nördlingen 216
Insurrection in Strasburg 218
The Friends of God 224
Tauler on the Image of God 226

CHAPTER IV.

Tauler’s Disappearance 230
His Disgrace 233
His Restoration 234
The People comforted and the Pope defied 236

CHAPTER V.

Nicholas of Basle and Tauler 239
The Theology of Tauler 244
His Advice to Mystics 248
Estimate of his Doctrine 251

CHAPTER VI.

Further Thoughts on Tauler and Middle-Age Mysticism 260
Tests of Mysticism 268
Spiritual Influence 272
Views of God and the Universe 277
Immanence of God 280
Montanism 284
Ground of the Sou 291
Origen and Tauler 302
Luther and Tauler 304
Teufelsdröckh 307

CHAPTER VII.

The Black Death 313
The Flagellants 316
A Visit to Ruysbroek at Grünthal 325
Ruysbroek on Mystical Union 328
Heretical Mystics 330
Ecclesiastical Corruption 332

CHAPTER VIII.

Heinrich Suso 341
His Austerities 343
His Visions 345
His Adventures 348
The Monks of Mount Athos 356

CHAPTER IX.

Nicholas of Basle 359
Brigitta 361
Angela de Foligni 362
Catharine of Siena 364
The “German Theology” 366
The “Imitation of Christ” 367
Gerson 368