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Reform, Representation and Theology in Nicholas of Cusa and His Age
362 Pages
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Routledge
362 Pages
by
Routledge
362 Pages
by
Routledge
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While most works on Nicholas of Cusa concentrate either on his early career as author of the monumental 'Catholic Concordance' or on his later career as writer of remarkable philosophical/theological works such as 'On Learned Ignorance' and 'The Vision of God', the essays included here attempt to address the whole Cusanus, sharing common contexts, issues and themes. Following chapters on the... Read more
Contents: Introduction; In memoriam H. Lawrence Bond; Guide to the citation of Cusanus' works; Part I Reform and Representation: Evaluating a legacy: The conciliar tradition and ecumenical dialogue, Gerald Christianson; G.G. Coulton: the medieval historian as controversialist, Gerald Christianson; Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini and the historiography of the Council of Basel, Gerald Christianson. Conflict Over Reform: Annates and reform at the Council of Basel, Gerald Christianson. Unity and Heresy: Wyclif's ghost: the politics of reunion at the Council of Basel, Gerald Christianson; Cusanus, concord, and conflict, Gerald Christianson. Representation and Authority: Cardinal Cesarini and Cusa's Concordantia, Gerald Christianson; Nicholas of Cusa, on presidential authority in a general council, H. Lawrence Bond, Gerald Christianson and Thomas M. Izbicki; Nicholas of Cusa and the presidency debate at the Council of Basel, 1434, Gerald Christianson; Cusanus, Cesarini, and the crisis of conciliarism, Gerald Christianson. Part II Reconstructions: Redefining the Theological Task: Nicholas of Cusa from Constantinople to 'learned ignorance': the historical matrix for the formation of De docta ignorantia, H. Lawrence Bond; Nicholas of Cusa and the reconstruction of theology: the centrality of Christology in the coincidence of opposites, H. Lawrence Bond. Locating Mystery: Mystical theology, H. Lawrence Bond; The journey of the soul to God in Nicholas of Cusa's De ludo globi, H. Lawrence Bond; The 'icon' and the 'iconic text' in Nicholas of Cusa's De vision dei i-XVII, H. Lawrence Bond. Seeking God Beyond God: The changing face of Posse: another look at Nicholas of Cusa's De apice theoriae (1464), H. Lawrence Bond; Bibliography of author's works; Index.
Biography
H. Lawrence Bond (1936 - 2009) was Professor of History Emeritus at Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, U.S.A.; Gerald Christianson is Central Pennsylvania Synod Professor of Church History, Emeritus, at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, U.S.A.
'This solid collection of essays is divided between Gerald Christianson’s more historical pieces and the late Larry Bond’s more theological papers... Every essay in the book offers food for careful consideration, helping us understand the man from Cusa who was neither just a university theoretician nor simply a church administrator, but combined action and thoughtful reflection in a busy life and wrote a series of works that continue to provoke our wonder and admiration... Reading these two authors is, in sum, an intellectual pleasure that should evoke our gratitude for the light their essays shed on Nicholas of Cusa’s milieu and ideas.' Renaissance Quarterly
