Nicholas of Cusa. In Search of God and Wisdom : : Essays in Honor of Morimichi Watanabe by the American Cusanus Society / / edited by G. Christianson, T.M. Izbicki.

• Superior document: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions ; 45
• Author: American Cusanus Society.
• TeilnehmendeR: Christianson, G.,; Izbicki, T.M.,; American Cusanus Society.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill,, [1990]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 1990
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions ; 45.; Studies in the History of Christian Traditions Online.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Papers delivered at several conferences sponsored by the American Cusanus Society, 1981-1988.

Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464) was one of the most original thinkers of the Renaissance. This collection examines, from several viewpoints, his speculative thought and reviews his ideas on dialogue with non-Christians in the light of his theories. The collection opens with a review of the origins of modern Cusanus scholarship. At its heart is a series on Nicholas' quest for God, his comprehension of the cosmos and his views on the intellect, also on his approach to non-Christians. It concludes with an essay on the relationship of Cusanus' life to his theories and a bibliographic review of Cusanus scholarship in the English language. This collection will serve as a microcosm of the present scholarship in English on a complex and versatile theorist. The bibliography of Cusanus scholarship will enable interested readers to explore other themes and other viewpoints not encompassed by these essays.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Gerald Christianson and Thomas M. Izbicki -- Preface / Morimichi Watanabe -- Editors' Notes / Gerald Christianson and Thomas M. Izbicki -- Homo Quaerens: Nicholas of Cusa in Search of God and Wisdom / Charles Trinkaus -- The Origins of Modern Cusanus Research in Germany and the Establishment of the Heidelberg Opera Omnia / Morimichi Watanabe -- The Theory of Intellect in Albert the Great and its Influence on Nicholas of Cusa / M.L. Führer -- Nicholas of Cusa in the Margins of Meister Eckhart: Codex Cusanus 21 / Donald F. Duclow -- The Journey of the Soul to God in Nicholas of Cusa's De Ludo Globi / H. Lawrence Bond -- Form and Significance of the Sphere in Nicholas of Cusa's De Ludo Globi / Edward J. Butterworth -- What Did Nicholas of Cusa Contribute to Science? / A. Richard Hunter -- Nicholas of Cusa's On Conjectures (De Coniecturis) / Clyde Lee Miller -- The Late Works of Nicholas of Cusa / F. Edward Cranz -- Nicholas of Cusa's Unity-Metaphysics and the Formula Religio Una in Rituum Varietate / Thomas P. McTighe -- The Possibility of Dialogue with Islam in the Fifteenth Century / Thomas M. Izbicki -- New Face Toward Islam: Nicholas of Cusa and John of Segovia / James E. Biechler -- Talking to Spiritual Others: Ramon Llull, Nicholas of Cusa, Diego Valadés / Pauline Moffitt Watts -- The "Hercules of the Eugenians" at the Crossroads: Nicholas of Cusa's Decision for the Pope and Against the Council in 1436/1437-Theological, Political, and Social Aspects / Joachim W. Stieber -- Nicholas of Cusa: The Literature in English Through 1988 / Thomas M. Izbicki -- Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography of the Works of Morimichi Watanabe / Gerald Christianson and Thomas M. Izbicki -- Index / Gerald Christianson and Thomas M. Izbicki.