Nicholas of Cusa and Islam : polemic and dialogue in the late Middle Ages / edited by Ian Christopher Levy, Rita George-Tvrtkovic, Donald F. Duclow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levy, Ian Christopher, editor.

Series:

Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; VOLUME 183.

Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, 1573-4188 ; VOLUME 183

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464.

Nicholas.

Qurʼan.

Islam--Controversial literature--Early works to 1800.

Islam.

Islam--Controversial literature.

Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Early works to 1800.

Islam--Relations--Christianity--Early works to 1800.

Relations.

Christianity.

Christianity and other religions--Islam--Early works to 1800.

Christianity and other religions.

Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464. De pace fidei.

Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464. Cribratio Alkorani.

Physical Description:

256 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2014.

Summary:

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, 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 Quran. 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Cusanus and Islam

Cusanus, Islam, and Religious Tolerance / Morimichi Watanabe Watanabe, Morimichi 9

A Critical Survey of Cusanus's Writings on Islam / Walter Andreas Elder Elder, Walter Andreas 20

Una Religio in Rituum Varietate: Religious Pluralism, the Qur'an, and Nicholas of Cusa / Pim Valkenberg Valkenberg, Pim 30

Divine Difference and Religious Unity: On the Relation Between De Docta Ignorantia, De Pace Fidei and Cribratio Alkorani / Knut Alfsvåg Alfsvåg, Knut 49

Reading De pace fidei Christologically: Nicholas of Cusa's Verbum Dialectic of Religious Concordance / Joshua Hollmann Hollmann, Joshua 68

The Trinity as a Challenge to Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Nicholas of Cusa's Philosophical Translation of Trinitarian Faith as a Response to Islamic Rejection / Felix Resch Resch, Felix 86

Part 2 Historical Perspectives

Deficient Sacraments or Unifying Rites? Alan of Lille, Nicholas of Cusa, and Riccoldo da Montecroce on Muslim and Jewish Praxis / Rita George-Tvrtkovic George-Tvrtkovic, Rita 105

Perspectives on Islam in Italy and Byzantium in the Middle Ages and Renaissance / Marica Costigliolo Costigliolo, Marica 123

Juan de Segovia on the Superiority of Christians over Muslims: Liber de magna auctoritate episcoporum in concilio generali 10.6 / Jesse D. Mann Mann, Jesse D. 145

How to Deal with Muslims? Raymond Lull and Ignatius of Loyola / Paul Richard Blum Blum, Paul Richard 160

Part 3 Muslim Responses to Christianity

The Messiah 'Isa, Son of Mary: Jesus in the Islamic Tradition / Asma Afsaruddin Afsaruddin, Asma 179

Revisiting the Charge of Tahrif. The Question of Supersessionism in Early Islam and the Qur'an / Sandra Toenies Keating Keating, Sandra Toenies 202

Ibn Hazm's and al-Ghazzali's Most Divergent Responses to Christianity: A Question of Epistemology and Hermeneutics / Tamara Albertini Albertini, Tamara 218

Jesus in the Muslim and Christian Mystical Traditions: Ibn 'Arabi and Meister Eckhart / Robert J. Dobie Dobie, Robert J. 235.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004274754

9004274758

OCLC:

879034033