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CONFLICT AND RECONCILIATION: PERSPECTIVES ON NICHOLAS OF CUSA BRILL’S STUDIES IN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY General Editor A.J.Vanderjagt, University of Groningen Editorial Board M. Colish, Oberlin College J.I. Israel, Princeton University J.D. North, University of Groningen R.H. Popkin, Washington University, St. Louis-UCLA VOLUME126 CONFLICT AND RECONCILIATION: PERSPECTIVES ON NICHOLAS OF CUSA EDITED BY INIGO BOCKEN BRILL LEIDEN•BOSTON 2004 Cover illustration: Johannes Kymaeus, Des Babsts Hercules wider die Deudschen. Flugschrift von 1538. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Conflict and reconciliation : perspectives on Nicholas of Cusa / edited by Inigo Bocken. p. cm. — (Brill’s studies in intellectual history ; v. 126) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 90-04-13826-9 1. Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464. I. Bocken, Inigo Kristien Marcel, 1968- II. Series. BX4705.N58C64 2004 282’.092—dc22 2004047559 ISSN 0920-8607 ISBN 90 04 13826 9 © Copyright 2004 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910 Danvers, MA01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. printed in the netherlands CONTENTS Acknowledgements .................................................... vii List ofContributors.................................................... ix Introduction............................................................ 1 parti cusanusandthespiritofthe devotiomoderna TilmanBorsche, RedenunterBrüdern. Diskurstheoretische BedingungenderKonkordanz beiNikolausvonKues............ 9 NikolausStaubach,CusanusunddieDevotioModerna. .......... 29 MaartenJ.F.M. Hoenen,Ut piatestatorisvoluntasobservetur. DieStiftungderbursacusana zuDeventer. ......................... 53 partii cusanusandconciliarism AntonG. Weiler,NicholasofCusa onHarmony, Concordance, Consensus andAcceptanceasCategoriesofReforminthe Church, inDeconcordantia catholica. ................................. 77 GeraldChristianson,Cusanus, Cesarini andthe Crisisof Conciliarism......................................................... 91 partiii on religiousconflictsandtolerance Jos decorte(†),Toleranceand Trinity................................107 Thomas Izbicki,NicholasofCusa andtheJews. ....................119 MarkusRiedenauer,Religiöseund kulturellePluralitätals KonﬂiktursachebeiNikolausvonKues............................131 WilliamHoye, TheIdeaofTruthasthe BasisforReligious ToleranceAccording toNicholasofCusawithComparisonsto ThomasAquinas....................................................161 vi contents partiv theology betweenconflictandreconciliation Fransmaas,DivineOmnipotenceintheViewofNicholasof Cusa. ................................................................177 Stephan vanErp,ThePossibilitiesofGod.A Theological ResponsetoFrans Maas’ThesisonDivineOmnipotencein theThoughtofNicholasofCusa...................................189 Jean-MichelCounet,Themeaning ofapologyand reconciliationforanapophatictheology...........................195 partv freedom andreconciliation WilhelmDupré,Spirit,Mind andFreedom.........................207 Index ofNames........................................................223 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The editors would like to express their gratitude and appreciation to the municipality of Deventer and the innumerable collaborators and volunteers who—together with the Centre for Cusanus Studies in Nijmegen—have made the celebration of Cusanus’ 600th birthday a memorable manifestation. This manifestation and the Publication of the texts was not possible without the support of the Radboud- Foundation.In particular,we wouldlike tothank Professor Frans Maas (Radboud-Chair of the University of Utrecht) who generously sup- ported the conference. Further on we want to thank the Stichting Wes- seling vanBreemen, which has materiallysupportedthe editorialwork, and Clemens Hogenstijn who encouraged the initiative to publish the texts of the conference. Thanks also to professor Arjo Vanderjagt for the publication in the series Brill Studies in Intellectual History, and for his constructive cooperation in the preparations for the conference thatgaverisetothispublication.MsHaiHuongLeandMsRinyRijn- ders also deserve our warmest gratitudefor their intensive work on the manuscript. Nijmegen, Inigo Bocken This page intentionally left blank