Toward a New Council of Florence: On the Peace of Faith and other Works by Nicolaus of Cusa

By: Marianna Wertz and William Wertz

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Synopsis: This is a book of English translations of the writings of one of the most important geniuses in history--Cardinal Nicolaus of Cusa (1401-1464). He created ideas which had never been conceived before and which changed history for the better--up through our time and far, far into the future. His thinking processes are sometimes summed up in his concept of the “coincidence of opposites.” Instead of starting his thought process from accumulated sense perceptions and deducing law from observed appearances, Cusa starts with the hypothesis that there must be an original potential from which all multiplicity derives. By starting from the top, or “the Origin,” Cusa was able to solve previously insoluble problems. For example, his idea that the “right to govern comes from the consent of the governed” was not only the basis for solving clashes within the Catholic Church, and even the attempt to reunify all of the various Christian churches at the Council of Florence, but also lay at the heart of the experiments in government set up in the New England colonies of North America and the later creation of the United States Constitution. Besides the title work “On the Peace of Faith” which resolves the conflicts among the religions, 17 other papers are translated into English--14 for the first time. The ongoing renaissance in the study of Cusa worldwide is the basis for resolving the conflicts which still plague the world.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 614 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780962109584
Publisher:: Schiller Institute, Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 07/30/20
Copyrighted By:: Schiller Institute, Inc.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality, Mathematics and Statistics
Submitted By:: Larry Lumpkin
Proofread By:: mvogel
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Introduction by:: William F. Wertz Jr.
Translator:: William F. Wertz Jr.