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Mystical Theology and Platonism in the Time of Cusanus
Essays in Honor of Donald F. Duclow
Series: - Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, Volume: 201
Mystical Theology and Platonism in the Time of Cusanus engages with the history of mystical theology and Neoplatonic philosophy through the lens of the 15th century philosopher and theologian, Nicholas of Cusa. The volume comprises nineteen essays that break down the barriers between medieval and Renaissance studies, reinterpreting Cusanusâ place in the history of thought by exploring the archive that informed his thinking, while also interrogating his works by exploring them from the standpoint of their later reception by modern philosophers and theologians. The volume also offers tribute to the career of Donald F. Duclow, a leading scholar in the field of Cusanus studies in particular and of the history of mystical theology and Neoplatonic philosophy more generally.
Jason Aleksander is Professor of Philosophy at San José State University. His research focuses on Danteâs Divine Comedy, Nicholas of Cusa, and various topics in the intersections between medieval and Renaissance philosophy, theology, literature, and the natural sciences.
Sean Hannan is an Associate Professor in the Humanities Department at MacEwan University. Since receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2016, he has published on the interconnections between Augustine of Hippo, medieval mysticism, and modern philosophy.
Joshua Hollmann is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia University, St. Paul. His research focuses include systematic theology, Christian thought and history, Christian-Muslim relations, philosophy of religion, and theology and pop culture.
Michael Edward Moore is Associate Professor Emeritus in History, University of Iowa. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (1993). He studies the intellectual, religious and cultural history of Europe from late antiquity to the 20th century.
Sean Hannan is an Associate Professor in the Humanities Department at MacEwan University. Since receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2016, he has published on the interconnections between Augustine of Hippo, medieval mysticism, and modern philosophy.
Joshua Hollmann is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia University, St. Paul. His research focuses include systematic theology, Christian thought and history, Christian-Muslim relations, philosophy of religion, and theology and pop culture.
Michael Edward Moore is Associate Professor Emeritus in History, University of Iowa. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (1993). He studies the intellectual, religious and cultural history of Europe from late antiquity to the 20th century.
Foreword A Personal and Professional Tribute to Donald F. Duclow
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Editorsâ Introduction
Part 1
Cusanus and the Traditions of Medieval and Renaissance Mysticism
1âJean Gersonâs Annotatio and the Contours of Mystical Theology
ââSamuel J. Dubbelman
2âThe Consolations of Mystical Theology Boethius, Eckhart, and Suso on Suffering
ââRobert J. Dobie
3âTranslations of Ps. Dionysius in the Contributions of Marquard Sprenger to the Tegernsee Debate
ââThomas M. Izbicki
4ââThis Master Is Exceptional in All His Writings:â Cusanus and Wenck Read Eckhart
ââBernard McGinn
5ââRabbi Salomon and All Wise People:â Nicholas of Cusa and the Mystical Complications of Jewish Authority
ââWendy Love Anderson
6âNicholas of Cusaâs Mystical Reading of the Qurâan
ââJoshua Hollmann
Part 2
The Themes of Cusanusâs Mystical Theology
7âVerum vero consonant What Is True Harmonizes with the True
ââWilhelm Dupré
8âNicholas of Cusa on Mind-Intellect Interpretations of Idiota de menteâa New Idea of Mental Operation
ââThomas Leinkauf
9âPilgrimage and Seeing the Icon in De visione Dei
ââClyde Lee Miller
10âDe visione Dei as a Spiritual Exercise
ââPaula Pico Estrada
11âThrough a Clock Darkly The Time of the Eye in Nicholas of Cusaâs De visione Dei
ââSean Hannan
12âCusanus on the Perfection of Time in De docta ignorantia
ââElizabeth Brient
13âHow to Unlock the Infinite Leaping Transumptively with Nicholas of Cusa
ââTamara Albertini
14âVision in Renaissance Theology Cusanusâ Seeing the Divine through the Use of Perspective
ââIl Kim
Part 3
Mystical Theology and Platonism in the Wake of Cusanus
15âReflected Light between Cusanus and Ficino?
ââValery Rees
16âThe Cusan Roots of âReligious Concordâ in Guillaume Postelâs De orbis terrae concordia (1544)
ââRita George-TvrtkoviÄ
17âSpeculum vivum et videns Speculation and Mirror in Nicholas of Cusa and Giordano Bruno
ââElisabeth Blum and Paul Richard Blum
18âRaymond Klibansky and the Platonic Tradition from Platoâs Timaeus to Nicholas of Cusa
ââMichael Edward Moore
19âInside the Fold Gilles Deleuze and the Christian Neoplatonist Tradition
ââDavid Albertson
ââAfterword: A Brief History of the American Cusanus Society
ââGerald Christianson
Index
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Editorsâ Introduction
Part 1
Cusanus and the Traditions of Medieval and Renaissance Mysticism
1âJean Gersonâs Annotatio and the Contours of Mystical Theology
ââSamuel J. Dubbelman
2âThe Consolations of Mystical Theology Boethius, Eckhart, and Suso on Suffering
ââRobert J. Dobie
3âTranslations of Ps. Dionysius in the Contributions of Marquard Sprenger to the Tegernsee Debate
ââThomas M. Izbicki
4ââThis Master Is Exceptional in All His Writings:â Cusanus and Wenck Read Eckhart
ââBernard McGinn
5ââRabbi Salomon and All Wise People:â Nicholas of Cusa and the Mystical Complications of Jewish Authority
ââWendy Love Anderson
6âNicholas of Cusaâs Mystical Reading of the Qurâan
ââJoshua Hollmann
Part 2
The Themes of Cusanusâs Mystical Theology
7âVerum vero consonant What Is True Harmonizes with the True
ââWilhelm Dupré
8âNicholas of Cusa on Mind-Intellect Interpretations of Idiota de menteâa New Idea of Mental Operation
ââThomas Leinkauf
9âPilgrimage and Seeing the Icon in De visione Dei
ââClyde Lee Miller
10âDe visione Dei as a Spiritual Exercise
ââPaula Pico Estrada
11âThrough a Clock Darkly The Time of the Eye in Nicholas of Cusaâs De visione Dei
ââSean Hannan
12âCusanus on the Perfection of Time in De docta ignorantia
ââElizabeth Brient
13âHow to Unlock the Infinite Leaping Transumptively with Nicholas of Cusa
ââTamara Albertini
14âVision in Renaissance Theology Cusanusâ Seeing the Divine through the Use of Perspective
ââIl Kim
Part 3
Mystical Theology and Platonism in the Wake of Cusanus
15âReflected Light between Cusanus and Ficino?
ââValery Rees
16âThe Cusan Roots of âReligious Concordâ in Guillaume Postelâs De orbis terrae concordia (1544)
ââRita George-TvrtkoviÄ
17âSpeculum vivum et videns Speculation and Mirror in Nicholas of Cusa and Giordano Bruno
ââElisabeth Blum and Paul Richard Blum
18âRaymond Klibansky and the Platonic Tradition from Platoâs Timaeus to Nicholas of Cusa
ââMichael Edward Moore
19âInside the Fold Gilles Deleuze and the Christian Neoplatonist Tradition
ââDavid Albertson
ââAfterword: A Brief History of the American Cusanus Society
ââGerald Christianson
Index
Scholars of Nicholas of Cusa, the history of philosophy (esp., medieval, Renaissance, and early modern philosophy), mystical theology, the Christian Neoplatonic tradition, pre-Reformation intellectual history, and the 20th century reception and interpretation of Nicholas of Cusa. Keywords: Cusanus, Nicholas of Cusa, Medieval Philosophy, Renaissance Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Neoplatonism, mystical theology, Pseudo-Dionysius, Eckhart, Jean Gerson, Marsilio Ficino, Giordano Bruno, Guillaume Postel, Raymond Klibansky, Gilles Deleuze.