Viewing Meister Eckhart through the Bhagavad Gita

About the Book

Warring religions. Violence in the name of God. Clashing ideologies. Clearly, religious conflict has divided and polarized the modern world.

No longer are discussions about religious intolerance limited to historians and theologians. One cannot turn on the television, listen to talk radio or surf the Internet without being bombarded by messages-many filled with bias and inaccuracies-about religious differences. Once viewed by world leaders as a harmless artifact of the past, religion has moved from the periphery of society to the center of the battlefield.

Viewing Meister Eckhart Through the Bhagavad Gita breaks new ground in inter-religious dialogue. Smashing through barriers of time and place, it focuses on key concepts by one of the greatest Christian thinkers of all time through the lens of a beloved Hindu classic.

"A unique and engaging look at the profound truths found in both the writings of Meister Eckhart and the Bhagavad Gita. Informative and clearly written, the book is a welcome addition to comparative mystical literature."
-Pravrajika Vrajaprana, author of Vedanta: A Simple Introduction

"(Dr. Holt) masterfully navigates the contours of both the Eastern mystical tradition and Western philosophy. She is at home in the medieval mind and soul (and) illustrates common elements found in these two distinctive works."
-Michael J. Christensen, Ph.D., Affiliate Associate Professor of Spirituality, Drew University

About the Author

Linda Brown Holt teaches Liberal Studies in The Graduate School of Thomas Edison State College. She holds a doctorate from Drew University and is the author of many articles on yoga, Taoism and comparative religion. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Yoga Journal, Qi Journal and other publications.