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The notion of detachment or letting-go constitutes an essential idea within the history of Christian spirituality. To gain a deeper comprehension of the term across time and space, we will visit the writings of Dionysius the Areopagite (ca. 500 C.E.), Meister Eckhart (ca. 1260-1328), Thomas Merton (1915-1968), and Dorothee Sölle’s (1929-2003). While the idea of detachment has different inflections in their respective writings, for our thinkers detachment entails the relinquishment of particular things and, even more importantly, of constructed concepts of self and God as these are interrelated. Without glossing over differences, our writers contend that detachment constitutes the path to liberation from the false, idolatrous pseudo-self and pseudo-“God.” It is only through detachment, that we truly become accessible to God, ourselves, and creation.

To Attend
Online registration is open (click here). In the event the workshop is canceled, participants will be notified by Wednesday, the week of the workshop. Registration fees are refunded only if the workshop is canceled; no refund for partial attendance or no-show.

Questions?
Please call the Center for Religion and Spirituality at 310-338-2799 or e-mail crs@lmu.edu.

About the Speaker
Charlotte C. Radler is associate professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in Theology from Lund University, Sweden, and a Ph.D. in the History of Christianity from the University of Chicago. Her area of expertise is the History of Christianity from antiquity to the Middle Ages with a special focus on ancient and medieval mysticism, especially Meister Eckhart. She has written several articles on the topic of mysticism and is currently working on a book on the role of love in Meister Eckhart's thought. 

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