Nicholas of Cusa on Christ and the Church: Essays in Memory of Chandler McCuskey Brooks for the American Cusanus Society

This collection casts light on various aspects of the life and thought of Nicholas of Cusa. The first part is concerned with the context in which he made his contributions. The second part is concerned with Nicholas' work for ecclesiastical reform and his thought on the Church. The third part deals with Cusanus' ideas on Christ and mystical experience, as well as the larger significance of his speculative works.

About the author

Gerald Christianson, Ph.D. (1972) in Church History, University of Chicago, is Professor of Church History at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary and co-editor with Thomas M. Izbicki of Nicholas of Cusa in Search of God and Wisdom, (Brill, 1991) and Humanity and Divinity in Renaissance and Reformation (Brill, 1993).

Product details

• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.1996
• EAN: 9789004105195
• ISBN: 978-90-04-10519-5
• No. of pages: 388
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 246 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 814 g
• Series: Studies in the History of Chri
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design