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Meister Eckhart begins his theology teaching career in Paris
Around 1303 CE, the German theologian Meister Eckhart was appointed professor of theology (magister) at the University of Paris, formally beginning h…
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- 1303University of Paris · Île-de-FranceEckhart took up the Paris chair of theology as a Franciscan representative, beginning public lectures on the Bible and commentaries on the Summa Theologiae; his sermons and Latin writings gradually formed an influential system of mystical theology.
Sources
- Meister Eckhart — Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/meister-eckhart/
- Meister Eckhart — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Meister-Eckhart