Genius of the Transcendent

Mystical Writings of Jakob Boehme

Jakob Boehme, Jeff Bach, Michael L. Birkel

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Shambhala Publications Inc
15 May 2010

Christian mysticism

Here, for the spiritual adventurers of our own age, is an accessible introduction to one of the most important of the Christian mystical writers. Jakob Boehme (1575-1624) was a humble shoemaker of G rlitz in eastern Germany who, in response to the visionary experiences that began for him as a teenager, wrote a series of theosophical treatises that explore the nature of God and humanity. His ability to give words to the ineffable has never been surpassed, and his influence can be felt in the generations of mystics who followed him, as well as in Pietists, German Romantics, Quakers, and American utopianists, among many others. Five of Boehme's most essential works are presented here in fresh translations that demonstrate why Underhill called him ""one of the most astonishing cases in history of a natural genius for the transcendent.""

By: Jakob Boehme
Translated by: Jeff Bach, Michael L. Birkel
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9781590307090
ISBN 10: 1590307097
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 15 May 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael L. Birkel, PhD, is professor of Religion, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana. He is a member of the Religious Society of Friends. Jeff Bach, PhD, is Director of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies and Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Church of Brethren.

Reviews for Genius of the Transcendent: Mystical Writings of Jakob Boehme

The great sweep of Boehme's vision includes both man and the universe, the nature of God and of the soul. He remains one of those cloud-wrapped immortals who must be rediscovered and reinterpreted by the adventurers of every age. --Evelyn Underhill, author of Mysticism -The great sweep of Boehme's vision includes both man and the universe, the nature of God and of the soul. He remains one of those cloud-wrapped immortals who must be rediscovered and reinterpreted by the adventurers of every age.- --Evelyn Underhill, author of Mysticism