This volume commemorates the 6th centennial of the birth of Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), a Renaissance polymath whose interests included law, politics, metaphysics, epistemology, theology, mysticism and relations between Christians and non-Christian peoples. The contributors to this volume reflect Cusanus' multiple interests.
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This volume commemorates the 6th centennial of the birth of Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), a Renaissance polymath whose interests included law, politics, metaphysics, epistemology, theology, mysticism and relations between Christians and non-Christian peoples. The contributors to this volume reflect Cusanus' multiple interests.
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New. 9004125574. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--285 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. --TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface Guide to Cusanus Works Cited Abbreviations Pt. 1 Cusanus in Context 1 Lines of Convergence: Some Remarks on Spirit and Mind in the Work of Nicholas of Cusa 3 Prolegomena to Nicholas of Cusa's Theory of Religious Symbols 19 Behind the Scene: The Carthusian Presence in Late Medieval Spirituality 29 Canonists in Crises ca. 1400-1450: Pisa, Constance, Basel 63 Pt. 2 Cusanus: Preacher, Bishop, Theologian 77 Nicholas of Cusa's Early Sermons on the Incarnation: an Early Renaissance Philosopher-Theologian as Preacher 79 Proclamation of Christ in Selected Sermons from Cusanus' Brixen Period 89 Meister Eckhart in Nicholas of Cusa's 1456 Sermon: Ubi est qui natus est rex ludeorum? 105 Meister Eckhart and Nicholas of Cusa on the "Where" of God 127 Maximum Contractum et Absolutum: The Motive for the Incarnation in Nicholas of Cusanus and his Predecessors 149 The "Icon" and the "Iconic Text" in Nicholas of Cusa's De Visione Dei 175 The Curse of Cusanus: Excommunication in Fifteenth Century Germany 197 Pt. 3 Cusanus' Legacy 215 St. Nicholas Hospital at Kues as a Spiritual Legacy of Nicholas of Cusa 217 Jean Gerson (1363-1429), Nicolas of Cusa (1401-1464), Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples (1450-1537): The Continuity of Ideas 237 Appendices 265 Bibliography 267 Works by Nicholas of Cusa Cited 275 Index of Persons 277 Index of Places 281 Index of Subjects 283. --DESCRIPTION: "Many of the 13 essays began as papers to a biennial study group at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary to mark the sixth centenary of Nicholas of Cusa's (1401-1464) birth. A German cardinal, he is best known for cosmological and astronomical views that correspond to modern science. The topics include the Carthusian presence in late Medieval spirituality, early sermons on the Incarnation, Meister Eckhart in his 1456 sermon Ubi est qui natus est rex Iuodorem? , Nicholas and his predecessors, excommunication in 15th-century Germany, and the St. Nicholas hospital at Kues as a spiritual legacy."-Book News--with a bonus offer--
