This is the first English translation of the most important work of political thought of the fifteenth century. The Catholic Concordance is the first major treatise to argue for consent through representative councils as a major prerequisite for legitimate law and government, and is the most learned and original work associated with the conciliar movement in the late medieval church. Cusa's arguments influenced such thinkers as Luther, Bruno and Locke, and Professor Sigmund's introduction places his work in its full historical and philosophical context.

Nicholas of Cusa: The Catholic Concordance (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

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Nicholas of Cusa

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Cambridge University Press

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Included in this collection of Medieval writings are Ray Petry's careful essays on the province and character of mysticism and the history of mysticism from Plato to Bernard of Clairvaux.
Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.

Late Medieval Mysticism (Library of Christian Classics: Ichthus Edition

History

Ramon Lull

Catherine of Genoa

Bonaventure

Catherine of Siena

Henry Suso

Bernard Of Clairvaux

Richard Rolle

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Europe

Westminster/John Knox Press

Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464), widely considered the most important original philosopher of the Renaissance, was born in Kues on the Moselle River. A polymath who studied canon law and became a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, he wrote principally on speculative theology, philosophy, and church politics. As a political thinker he is best known for De concordantia catholica, which presented a blueprint for peace in an age of ecclesiastical discord.This volume makes most of Nicholas’s other writings on Church and reform available in English for the first time, including legal tracts arguing the case of Pope Eugenius IV against the conciliarists, theological examinations of the nature of the Church, and writings on reform of the papacy and curia. Among the works translated are an early draft of De concordantia catholica and the Letter to Rodrigo Sanchez de Arevalo, which discusses the Church in light of the Cusan idea of “learned ignorance.”

Writings on Church and Reform (The I Tatti Renaissance Library)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Harvard University Press

For the first time in one volume in English are the spiritual writings of this outstanding intellectual figure (1401-1464) whose work anticipated modern problems of ecumenicity and pluralism, empowerment and reconciliation, and tolerance and individuality.

Nicholas of Cusa: Selected Spiritual Writings (Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback))

World

Paulist Press

Nicolas of Cusa (1401-1464) was a theologian, philosopher, Canon lawyer, and Church reformer. Born in Kues, Germany, and educated in Italy and Germany, Cusanus stands on the border between medieval scholasticism and Renaissance philosophy. Although he is deeply influenced by medieval writers including Albert the Great, Ramon Lull, and Meister Eckhart, he eschews the scholastic method of composition, often preferring the dialogue form favored by the humanists. Cusanus dedicates his philosophical writings to the exploration of the limits of the mind in its pursuit of absolute truth. The lack of proportion between the limits of human reason and the infinity of absolute truth means that man can only have an approximate knowledge of God and the eternal truths that exist in the divine mind. Recognizing the limits of reason stimulated Cusanus to develop a new philosophical analysis of mind that depends heavily in grasping the superior power of the human intellect over that of reason. The intuitive power of the intellect allows man to step over the limits of calculative reason and by employing a method Cusanus called "learning ignorance" to develop a new logic of infinity. This new way of thinking, often expressed in mathematical symbols and analogies, is designed to develop human insight into the infinity of God.

The Layman on Wisdom and the Mind (Renaissance Reformation Texts in Translation)

Dovehouse Editions

A selection of translated sermons of Nicholas of Cusa by Jasper Hopkins

Nicholas of Cusa's Didactic Sermons: A Selection

Arthur J. Banning Press

Nicholas of Cusa was a Christian mystic who lived during the 1400s. The Vision of God is known as a classic of Christian mysticism, putting many believers in touch with the divine.
Many Christians have a desire to experience God, rather than just believe in Him. Nicholas of Cusa provides an excellent guidebook for Christians who sense something deeper to the Christian experience. He was a mystic. He experienced God on a number of levels and taught people to move beyond mere belief and have similar experiences.
By bringing spiritual principles into the Christian religious setting, Nicholas was able to instruct and enrich thousands of people. This he did at a time when Christianity was beginning to cast a long shadow of strict dogma over the masses -- it was the dawning of the Inquisition -- yet Nicholas was able to keep his mystical teachings Safely within the boundaries of the Church.
During this incredibly busy and volatile time, Nicholas engaged himself whenever he could in meditation and study. It is from these introspective journeys that he received his spiritual insights. He also spent much time with a group of Benedictine monks, who asked for spiritual guidance from Nicholas after recognizing his gifts. Nicholas responded with The Vision of God in December of 1453. A rare classic brought back into print.

The Vision of God

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Nicholas of Cusa was a Christian mystic who lived during the 1400s. The Vision of God is known as a classic of Christian mysticism, putting many believers in touch with the divine.Many Christians have a desire to experience God, rather than just believe in Him. Nicholas of Cusa provides an excellent guidebook for Christians who sense something deeper to the Christian experience. He was a mystic. He experienced God on a number of levels and taught people to move beyond mere belief and have similar experiences.By bringing spiritual principles into the Christian religious setting, Nicholas was able to instruct and enrich thousands of people. This he did at a time when Christianity was beginning to cast a long shadow of strict dogma over the masses -- it was the dawning of the Inquisition -- yet Nicholas was able to keep his mystical teachings Safely within the boundaries of the Church.During this incredibly busy and volatile time, Nicholas engaged himself whenever he could in meditation and study. It is from these introspective journeys that he received his spiritual insights. He also spent much time with a group of Benedictine monks, who asked for spiritual guidance from Nicholas after recognizing his gifts. Nicholas responded with The Vision of God in December of 1453. A rare classic brought back into print.

Gospel of the Gnostics

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