Love’s Soft Stillness

Hadewijch and Meister Eckhart as Mystical Companions
Rev Dr Mark S Burrows

Leader

Rev Dr Mark S Burrows

Mark S. Burrows is professor emeritus of the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Bochum, Germany. He is a highly regarded poet, translator, and scholar with a PhD in medieval mysticism. He has made significant contributions to the field of poetry and translation, particularly in the German-Jewish tradition. Burrows' work often explores themes of spirituality, the arts, and the transformative power of poetry. His recent publications include translations of German poetry and collections of meditative poems inspired by Meister Eckhart’s writings. Burrows' commitment to exploring the intersection of spirituality and the arts has earned him a reputation as a sought-after speaker and retreat leader in the US and Europe. His most recent book is You Are the Future: Living the Questions with Rainer Maria Rilke (2024). Co-written with the Australian writer Stephanie Dowrick, this collection of essays draws on Rilke’s poems for the wisdom they offer in facing our inner doubts and outer struggles. Mark has led many programs at the Meditatio Centre since it opened more than a decade ago and is a longtime associate of the WCCM. https://www.msburrows.com/about-mark-burrows/

Date

Apr 18 2026

Time

UK Time
10:30 am - 4:00 pm

Location

The Meditatio Centre & ONLINE

Across the arc of the high Middle Ages, a powerful vernacular “school” of mysticism emerged. Associated with the brilliant 13th century Flemish Beguine Hadewijch and, half a century later, the German Dominican Meister Eckhart, these voices charted new mystical paths for those daring to venture on “a wayless way” (Eckhart). How might they “companion” us today? How could their vision of “love’s soft stillness” (Hadewijch) inspire us in these fraught times?

We’ll weave a conversation with these two luminaries, exploring selections from Hadewijch (poems, letters, and visions) and from Eckhart’s sermons and writings. On this journey we’ll explore the experience they shared of the “soft stillness” of love/God. How we need this now!

Join us for the conversation.

We will offer this day in person and online. 

For those at the Centre in London, we are offering a light supper afterwards to be together and eat and talk. 

Booking will be available very soon!

Rev Dr Mark S Burrows

Leader

Rev Dr Mark S Burrows

Mark S. Burrows is professor emeritus of the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Bochum, Germany. He is a highly regarded poet, translator, and scholar with a PhD in medieval mysticism. He has made significant contributions to the field of poetry and translation, particularly in the German-Jewish tradition. Burrows' work often explores themes of spirituality, the arts, and the transformative power of poetry. His recent publications include translations of German poetry and collections of meditative poems inspired by Meister Eckhart’s writings. Burrows' commitment to exploring the intersection of spirituality and the arts has earned him a reputation as a sought-after speaker and retreat leader in the US and Europe. His most recent book is You Are the Future: Living the Questions with Rainer Maria Rilke (2024). Co-written with the Australian writer Stephanie Dowrick, this collection of essays draws on Rilke’s poems for the wisdom they offer in facing our inner doubts and outer struggles. Mark has led many programs at the Meditatio Centre since it opened more than a decade ago and is a longtime associate of the WCCM. https://www.msburrows.com/about-mark-burrows/

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