By Ian Christopher Levy, Rita George-Tvrtkovic, Donald Duclow
Edited by way of Ian Christopher Levy, Rita George-Tvrtković, and Donald F. Duclow
This selection of essays explores the advanced relatives among Christians and Muslims on the sunrise of the trendy age. It starts through analyzing seminal works via Nicholas of Cusa: De speed fidei, a discussion looking peace between international religions written after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, and Cribratio Alkorani (1460-61), an try to determine Gospel truths via a serious interpreting of the Qur’an. After contemplating Nicholas, his resources, and his context, the publication explores a much broader diversity of past due medieval texts on Christian-Muslim relations—not merely Christian writings approximately Islam but additionally Muslim responses to Christianity. The book’s concentration is historic, however it may also give a contribution to efforts at expanding Muslim-Christian realizing this present day.
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This interest is already evident in his sermon given in Koblenz, Germany, in 1428 or 1430. 2 Also during 1433 and 1437, when he was attending the Council of Basel (1431– 1449), Cusanus obtained the Latin translation of the Qurʾan, and thus read and studied it, together with his close friend Juan de Segovia (c. 3 The aforementioned Latin translation of the Qurʾan had been completed by an Englishman, Robert of Ketton (Robertus Ketenensis, fl. 1136–1157),4 under the 1 Editors’ note: Professor Watanabe presented the first version of this article at the 2003 meeting of the Japanese Cusanus Society.
2 Also during 1433 and 1437, when he was attending the Council of Basel (1431– 1449), Cusanus obtained the Latin translation of the Qurʾan, and thus read and studied it, together with his close friend Juan de Segovia (c. 3 The aforementioned Latin translation of the Qurʾan had been completed by an Englishman, Robert of Ketton (Robertus Ketenensis, fl. 1136–1157),4 under the 1 Editors’ note: Professor Watanabe presented the first version of this article at the 2003 meeting of the Japanese Cusanus Society.
The term ‘manuductio’ can be found in the second book of Cribratio Alkorani in the headings of chapters 5–7 and 10, which treat different aspects of the theology of the holy trinity; cf. h VIII, n. 99: “Manuductio ex his quae in mundo sunt, ut videatur deus trinus”; n. 101: “Manuductio de intellectuali trinitate ad divinam”; n. 103: “Manuductio eiusdem per amorem”; n. ” Cf. h VII, 26, lines 11–28, line 4. Cusanus refers to Sura 4:171, among others. 24 euler caused by terms that generate different meanings.