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The Religious Concordance
Nicholas of Cusa and Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Series: - Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, Volume: 185
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In The Religious Concordance: Nicholas of Cusa and Christian-Muslim Dialogue, Joshua Hollmann examines Nicholas of Cusaâs unique Christocentric approach to Islam. While many late medieval Christians responded to the fall of Constantinople with polemic, Nicholas of Cusa wrote a peaceful dialogue (De pace fidei) between Christians and Muslims as synthesis of religious concordance through the person and work of Jesus Christ. Nicholas of Cusaâs Christ-centered dialogue with Muslims sheds further light on his broader Christ centered theology over his entire career as philosopher and theologian. Drawing upon Nicholas of Cusaâs philosophical foundations for religious dialogue and peace, Joshua Hollmann convincingly proves that Cusa constructively understands religious diversity through the concordance of religion as centred in Christ.
Joshua Hollmann, Ph.D (2014), McGill University, is Assistant Professor of Theology and Chair of the Theology Department at Concordia College â New York. He has published articles and chapters in books on Nicholas of Cusa, including Nicholas of Cusa and Islam (Brill, 2014).
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Religious Concordance
De Pace fidei in Recent Scholarship
The Word of Concordance
Chapter One: The Prayer for Peace
The Illuminative Word
The Dialectical Word
The Hierarchical Word
The Conversational Word
Chapter Two: The Search for Peace
Nicholas of Cusaâs Journeys
The Search for Reform
Ascending the Summit of Religious Peace
Late Medieval Christian Approaches to Islam
Chapter Three: The Mindâs Road to Peace
Hierarchical Dialectics of Peace: Bonaventuraâs Itinerarium Mentis in Deum
Blinded by the Sun: Platonic Influences
From Confusion to Concordance: Reversal of Babylon and the New Pentecost
Chapter Four: Seeking the Peace of the City
The New Alexander: Pius II and Mehmed II
War and Peace: Pius II and Nicholas of Cusa
Chapter Five: Visions of Peace
Envisioning Peace: De docta ignorantia and De pace fidei
Envisioning Dialogue: Nicholas of Cusaâs Letter to John of Segovia
Envisioning Unity: From Council to Pope to Prophet of Religious Peace
Chapter Six: The Word of Peace
The Unfolding Word: De docta ignorantia and De pace fidei
The Magnetic Word: De concordantia catholica and De pace fidei
The Inherent Word: Cribratio Alkorani and De pace fidei
The Enfolding Word: De visione Dei and De pace fidei
Chapter Seven: For the Peace of Jerusalem
Conclusion: Nicholas of Cusaâs Christocentric Approach to Islam
Bibliography
Index
Introduction: The Religious Concordance
De Pace fidei in Recent Scholarship
The Word of Concordance
Chapter One: The Prayer for Peace
The Illuminative Word
The Dialectical Word
The Hierarchical Word
The Conversational Word
Chapter Two: The Search for Peace
Nicholas of Cusaâs Journeys
The Search for Reform
Ascending the Summit of Religious Peace
Late Medieval Christian Approaches to Islam
Chapter Three: The Mindâs Road to Peace
Hierarchical Dialectics of Peace: Bonaventuraâs Itinerarium Mentis in Deum
Blinded by the Sun: Platonic Influences
From Confusion to Concordance: Reversal of Babylon and the New Pentecost
Chapter Four: Seeking the Peace of the City
The New Alexander: Pius II and Mehmed II
War and Peace: Pius II and Nicholas of Cusa
Chapter Five: Visions of Peace
Envisioning Peace: De docta ignorantia and De pace fidei
Envisioning Dialogue: Nicholas of Cusaâs Letter to John of Segovia
Envisioning Unity: From Council to Pope to Prophet of Religious Peace
Chapter Six: The Word of Peace
The Unfolding Word: De docta ignorantia and De pace fidei
The Magnetic Word: De concordantia catholica and De pace fidei
The Inherent Word: Cribratio Alkorani and De pace fidei
The Enfolding Word: De visione Dei and De pace fidei
Chapter Seven: For the Peace of Jerusalem
Conclusion: Nicholas of Cusaâs Christocentric Approach to Islam
Bibliography
Index
All interested in Christian-Muslim Dialogue, the life and thought Nicholas of Cusa, medieval philosophy and theology, the fall of Constantinople, and Christology.