IMC 2022: Sessions

Session 1639: Nicholas of Cusa, II: Peace and Politics in the Cusan Tradition

Sponsor:	Cusanus Society of UK & Ireland
Organiser:	Simon Burton, Wydział 'Artes Liberales', Uniwersytet Warszawski
Moderator/Chair:	William P. Hyland, School of Divinity, University of St Andrews
Paper 1639-a	Countering Islam in Cusanus, Juan de Segovia, and Libellus to Leo X: A Comparison (Language: English) Christopher M. Bellitto, Department of History, Kean University, New Jersey Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Political Thought
Paper 1639-b	Christian Peace: Cusanus' Exclusive Peace Conception as Reflected in His Writings (Language: English) Nathan Ron, School of History, Haifa University Index terms: Crusades, Ecclesiastical History, Islamic and Arabic Studies
Paper 1639-c	Cusanus' Influence on the Tudor Dynasty (Language: English) Andrea Hugill, Trinity College / University of St Michael's College, University of Toronto / Faculty of Divinity, Toronto School of Theology Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Political Thought
Abstract	Nicholas of Cusa was one of the most important political and ecclesiological thinkers of the 15th century. This session considers Cusa's engagement with Islam and other religions in his celebrated De pace fidei. It also considers the legacy of Cusa's Conciliarism in the 16th century. In doing so, it explores the complex relation between politics and the quest for peace and consensus in the Late Middle Ages.