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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays explores the complex relations between Christians and Muslims at the dawn of the modern age. It begins by examining two seminal works by Nicholas of Cusa: De pace fidei, a dialogue seeking peace among world religions written after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, and Cribratio Alkorani (1460-61), an attempt to confirm Gospel truths through a critical reading of the Qur’an. After considering Nicholas, his sources, and his context, the book explores a wider range of late medieval texts on Christian-Muslim relations—not only Christian writings about Islam but also Muslim responses to Christianity. The book’s focus is historical, but it can also contribute to efforts at increasing Muslim-Christian understanding today.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors Foreword by Thomas E. Burman: Nicholas of Cusa and Peter the Venerable’s Request Editors’ Introduction Part I: Cusanus and Islam Morimichi Watanabe: Cusanus, Islam, and Religious Tolerance Walter Andreas Euler: A Critical Survey of Cusanus’s Writings on Islam Pim Valkenberg: Una Religio in Rituum Varietate: Religious Pluralism, the Qur’an, and Nicholas of Cusa Knut Alfsvåg: Divine Difference and Religious Unity: On the Relation Between De Docta Ignorantia, De Pace Fidei and Cribratio Alcorani Joshua Hollman: Reading De pace fidei Christologically: Nicholas of Cusa’s Verbum Dialectic of Religious Concordance Felix Resch: The Trinity as a Challenge to Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Nicholas of Cusa’s Philosophical Translation of Trinitarian Faith as a Response to Islamic Rejection Part II: Historical Perspectives Rita George-Tvrtković: Deficient Sacraments or Unifying Rites? Alan of Lille, Nicholas of Cusa, and Riccoldo da Montecroce on Muslim and Jewish Praxis Marica Costigliolo: Perspectives on Islam in Italy and Byzantium in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Jesse D. Mann: Juan de Segovia on the Superiority of Christians over Muslims: Liber de magna auctoritate episcoporum in concilio generali 10.6 Paul Richard Blum: How to Deal with Muslims? Raymond Lull and Ignatius of Loyola Part III: Muslim Responses to Christianity Asma Afsaruddin: The Messiah ‘Isa, Son of Mary: Jesus in the Islamic Tradition Sandra Toenies Keating: Revisiting the Charge of Taḥrīf: The Question of Supersessionism in Early Islam and the Qur’ān Tamara Albertini: Ibn Ḥazm’s and al-Ghazzālī’s Most Divergent Responses to Christianity: A Question of Epistemology and Hermeneutics Robert J. Dobie: Jesus in the Muslim and Christian Mystical Traditions: Ibn ‘Arabi and Meister Eckhart Index
