On faith, rationality, and the other in the late Middle Ages : a study of Nicholas of Cusa's manuductive approach to Islam /
Gergely Tibor Bakos ; with a foreword by Paul Richard Blum.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 341, [1] pages)
- Princeton theological monograph series ; 141 .
- Princeton theological monograph series ; 141. .
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-342).
On the formal aspect of medieval rationality -- Setting the stage: questions and problems of the time -- Two medieval approaches to Islam and their limitations -- On the manuductive strategy of Nicholas of Cusa's mystical theology -- Manuductio in the De pace fidei and the beginnings of Pia interpretatio -- Manuductio and Pia interpretatio as a way of giving glory to God -- Towards a conclusion -- Resurrecting wisdom or a return to the Middle-Ages? -- Epilogue -- Appendix: A note on tolerance in the Middle-Ages and in modernity.
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Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464. Nikolaus von Kues. Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464.
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