History and the Study of Religion. Prophecy, Imagination and Religion in the Granadan Lead Books, the Works of Jacobus Palaeologus and of Nicholas of Cusa. [PDF]
This article challenges the observation that historians and the discipline of History have not been helpful in addressing some of the important challenges in the Study of Religion by concentrating on “the local” and on deconstruction rather than on construction and “the global.” By undertaking a cross‐cultural case study — Medieval and Early Modern ...
Wiegers G.
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The Elephant in the Room: Nicholas of Cusa and the Mystical Basis for Pluralism
In the past few decades, a growing body of literature focused on the ‘return of religion’ has added important nuance to the discussion of pluralism, religion, and violence.
Theo Poward
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Doxological (Im)Purity? Nicholas of Cusa’s ‘Art of Praising’ and Liturgical Thinking in 21st Century
It is noteworthy that the thinking of Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464) has recurred again and again among prominent recent theologians who, critical of Modern rationality, have brought back to the fore the importance of liturgical praxis. Often, however, the
Inigo Bocken
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Nicholas of Cusa, 15. yy. felsefesinde önemli bir kavşağı temsil eder. Orta Çağ’da Skolastik düşüncenin tahakkümü altındaki bilim ve felsefenin âlem tasavvurunun Rönesans’la birlikte farklılaşmasında Cusa’nın eklemlendiği felsefe geleneğinin etkisinin ...
Fatih Topaloğlu
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Monadi, specchi e menti. Pensiero matematico e “imago Dei” nell’opera di Cusano [PDF]
Monads, mirrors and minds. Mathematical thinking and “imago Dei” in the work of Nicholas of Cusa. This article introduces Nicholas of Cusa monadic vision of reality: the world acquires sense and value as contraction Dei, that is the ability of God’s ...
Davide Monaco
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Nicholas of Cusa’da Varlık ve İdrak
Varlığın mahiyeti meselesi, insanın varlığa hangi açıdan muhatap olduğu ile doğrudan ilgilidir. Felsefe tarihinde ortaya çıkmış olan farklı ekoller arasındaki ayrımı oluşturan da, temelde bu mesele karşısındaki tutumlarıdır. Nicholas of Cusa düşüncesinde
Fatih Topaloğlu
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Genealogies of Truth: Theology, Philosophy and History
Abstract Modern Christian theology still seeks to escape from the historical constitution of truth. This not only contradicts the Incarnation, but has its own genealogical origins in a dubious loss of Christian philosophy as an integral enterprise. In general, genealogy can be seen as negative or positive.
John Milbank
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Sigismund of Luxembourg, imperial reform and the problem of the «pre-reform movement» in the 15th century [PDF]
The paper examines the way the imperial policy of King Sigismund was reflected in the political publicism in the 1430s focusing on the questions of the Reichsreform and political dualism and pre-reformative movement in the German lands.
Nikolay Nikolaevich Naumov
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Employing Genealogies Responsibly in Theology: A Proposal
Abstract Genealogical writing has become influential in theology in the past decades. This article critically evaluates the use of the genre of ‘genealogy’ in theology, suggesting that theologians should employ genealogies in (1) an involved and (2) conjectural way.
Silvianne Aspray
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Deus Ludus: The Christocentric Games of Nicholas of Cusa and Blaise Pascal
Nicholas of Cusa and his daringly speculative theology seem odd matches for Blaise Pascal, the constant critic of the philosophies en vogue during his life. A commonality they share is their mutual concern for the apparent disproportion between the infinite God and the finite human.
Garrett Lincoln Ashlock
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