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Nicholas of Cusa and Islam
Polemic and Dialogue in the Late Middle Ages
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2014
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This collection of essays explores the complex relations between Christians and Muslims at the dawn of the modern age. It begins by examining two seminal works by Nicholas of Cusa: De pace fidei, a dialogue seeking peace among world religions written after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, and Cribratio Alkorani (1460-61), an attempt to confirm Gospel truths through a critical reading of the Qur’an. After considering Nicholas, his sources, and his context, the book explores a wider range of late medieval texts on Christian-Muslim relations—not only Christian writings about Islam but also Muslim responses to Christianity. The book’s focus is historical, but it can also contribute to efforts at increasing Muslim-Christian understanding today.
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Ian Christopher Levy is Associate Professor of Theology at Providence College in Providence Rhode Island. His work focuses on medieval biblical exegesis, ecclesiology, and sacramental theology. His most recent book is Holy Scripture and the Quest for Authority at the End of the Middles Ages (Notre Dame, 2012).
Rita George-Tvrtković, PhD in theology (2007) University of Notre Dame, is assistant professor of theology at Benedictine University in Illinois. She is author of A Christian Pilgrim in Medieval Iraq: Riccoldo da Montecroce’s Encounter with Islam (Brepols, 2012).
Donald F. Duclow, Ph.D. (1974) is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Gwynedd-Mercy College. He has published widely on the medieval Christian Neoplatonic tradition, including Masters of Learned Ignorance: Eriugena, Eckhart, Cusanus (Ashgate/Variorum, 2006).
Rita George-Tvrtković, PhD in theology (2007) University of Notre Dame, is assistant professor of theology at Benedictine University in Illinois. She is author of A Christian Pilgrim in Medieval Iraq: Riccoldo da Montecroce’s Encounter with Islam (Brepols, 2012).
Donald F. Duclow, Ph.D. (1974) is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Gwynedd-Mercy College. He has published widely on the medieval Christian Neoplatonic tradition, including Masters of Learned Ignorance: Eriugena, Eckhart, Cusanus (Ashgate/Variorum, 2006).
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June 26, 2014
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9789004274761
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256
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9789004274761
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Graduate Students and Professors. Church History, Medieval History, Historical Theology, Christian-Muslim Relations
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