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By Elizabeth · ★★★★★ · October 24, 2019
I waded through this tome because Cynthia Bourgeault leans heavily on Boehme to help her tie the Law of Three to Christian theology. Boehme has a creation theory that tackles not just how the world came to be but also how God birthed Godself in and through creation. Pretty wild. I can't say I unders ...more
By Bruno · ★★★☆☆ · April 21, 2014
Be afraid... be very afraid! ...more
By Kelly · ★☆☆☆☆ · April 23, 2014
Pretty much indistinguishable from psycho-babble, which explains his influence on German Idealism. I definitely agree with Samuel Johnston about Böhme: "If Jacob saw in his vision 'unutterable things,' he wanted the good sense of the apostle, or he would not have attempted to utter them." ...more
By Edvard · ★★★★☆ · January 05, 2019
A great book by one probably the greatest German mystic. ...more
By J.W.D. · ★★★★★ · May 16, 2018
Wondrous. ...more
By Kyle · ★★★★☆ · February 16, 2020
I found this rich and edifying. ...more