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Book Renovatio et unitas

Download or read book Renovatio et unitas written by Thomas Frank and published by V&R unipress GmbH. This book was released on 2012 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English summary: Among the numerous coevals of the 15th century who were eager to improve the condition of the church and the world, Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) is certainly one of the most interesting ones. He dedicated most of his lifetime to reforming, the marks of his activites being considerable: the Concile of Basle, his legation in Germany, his years as a bishop of Brixen, the foundation of a hospital in Kues, and his reform proposals as a cardinal in the Papal States. The broad horizon of the theologist, philosopher and canonist allows - beyond the reconstruction of single episodes - a comprehensive historical and theoretical approach to the problem of reform. This book binds together contributions of medieval historians and historians of philosophy. On the one hand it aims to expose the reform ideas and narratives standing behind Cusanus' activities, including their contradictions, and on the other hand to further put these narratives in the context of their theological and philosophical implications, as they appear in his theoretical writings. German description: Unter den nicht wenigen Zeitgenossen des 15. Jahrhunderts, die sich der Verbesserung des Zustands von Kirche und Welt verschrieben hatten, ragt Nikolaus von Kues (1401-1464) als einer der interessantesten heraus. Der weite Horizont des Kanonisten, Theologen, Philosophen, Bischofs und Kardinals erlaubt einen umfassenden historischen und theoretischen Zugriff auf seine vielfaltigen Reformbemuhungen. Cusanus ist daher ein idealer Fuhrer, um Historiker und Philosophiehistoriker miteinander ins Gesprach zu bringen. Der Band vereinigt Beitrage aus beiden Disziplinen, mit dem Ziel, die hinter den Aktivitaten des Cusanus stehenden Reformideen und Reformnarrative mitsamt ihren Widerspruchen freizulegen und zu seinen theoretischen Schriften ins Verhaltnis zu setzen.

Book Nicholas of Cusa s Brixen Sermons and Late Medieval Church Reform

Download or read book Nicholas of Cusa s Brixen Sermons and Late Medieval Church Reform written by Richard J. Serina and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholarship has recognized fifteenth-century speculative thinker Nicholas of Cusa for his early contributions to conciliar theory, but not his later ecclesiastical career as cardinal, residential bishop, preacher, and reformer. Richard Serina shows that, as bishop in the Tyrolese diocese of Brixen from 1452 to 1458, and later as resident cardinal in Rome, Nicolas of Cusa left a testament to his view of reform in the sermons he preached to monks, clergy, and laity. These 171 sermons, in addition to his Reformatio generalis of 1459, reflect an intellectual coming to terms with the challenge of reform in the late medieval church, and in response creatively incorporating metaphysics, mystical theology, ecclesiology, and personal renewal into his preaching of reform.

Book Knowledge True and Useful

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  • Author : Frank Rexroth
  • Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Release : 2023-11-28
  • ISBN : 1512824712
  • Pages : 395 pages

Download or read book Knowledge True and Useful written by Frank Rexroth and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical shift took place in medieval Europe that still shapes contemporary intellectual life: freeing themselves from the fixed beliefs of the past, scholars began to determine and pursue their own avenues of academic inquiry. In Knowledge True and Useful, Frank Rexroth shows how, beginning in the 1070s, a new kind of knowledge arose in Latin Europe that for the first time could be deemed "scientific." In the twelfth century, when Peter Abelard proclaimed the primacy of reason in all areas of inquiry (and started an affair with his pupil Heloise), it was a scandal. But he was not the only one who wanted to devote his life to this new enterprise of "scholastic" knowledge. Rexroth explores how the first students and teachers of this movement came together in new groups and schools, examining their intellectual debates and disputes as well as the lifelong connections they forged with one another through the scholastic communities to which they belonged. Rexroth shows how the resulting transformations produced a new understanding of truth and the utility of learning, as well as a new perspective on the intellectual tradition and the division of knowledge into academic disciplines--marking a turning point in European intellectual culture that culminated in the birth of the university and, with it, traditions and forms of academic inquiry that continue to organize the pursuit of knowledge today.

Book Handbook of the History of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy

Download or read book Handbook of the History of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy written by Gianfrancesco Zanetti and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-03 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook discusses representative philosophers in the history of the philosophy of law and social philosophy, giving clear concise expert definitions and explanations of key personalities and their ideas. It provides an essential reference for experts and newcomers alike.

Book Padua and Venice

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  • Author : Brigit Blass-Simmen
  • Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
  • Release : 2017-11-20
  • ISBN : 3110465183
  • Pages : 651 pages

Download or read book Padua and Venice written by Brigit Blass-Simmen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venice and Padua are neighboring cities with a topographical and geopolitical distinction. Venice is a port city in the Venetian Lagoon, which opened up towards Byzantium and the East. Padua on the mainland was founded in Roman times and is a university city, a place of Humanism and research into antiquity. The contributions analyze works of art as aesthetic formulations of their places of origin, which however also have an effect on and expand their surroundings. International experts investigate how these two different concepts stimulated each other in the Early Modern Age, and how the exchange worked.

Book Luther  Conflict  and Christendom

Download or read book Luther Conflict and Christendom written by Christopher Ocker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Luther was the subject of a religious controversy that never really came to an end. The Reformation was a controversy about him.

Book Martin Luther

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  • Author : Alberto Melloni
  • Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
  • Release : 2017-12-20
  • ISBN : 3110499029
  • Pages : 1732 pages

Download or read book Martin Luther written by Alberto Melloni and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 1732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three volumes present the current state of international research on Martin Luther’s life and work and the Reformation's manifold influences on history, churches, politics, culture, philosophy, arts and society up to the 21st century. The work is initiated by the Fondazione per le scienze religiose Giovanni XXIII (Bologna) in cooperation with the European network Refo500. This handbook is also available in German.

Book Inventing Modernity in Medieval European Thought  ca  1100   ca  1550

Download or read book Inventing Modernity in Medieval European Thought ca 1100 ca 1550 written by Cary J. Nedermann and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most challenging problems in the history of Western ideas stems from the emergence of Modernity out of the preceding period of the Latin Middle Ages. This volume develops and extends the insights of the noted scholar Thomas M. Izbicki into the so-called medieval/modern divide. The contributors include a wide array of eminent international scholars from the fields of History, Theology, Philosophy, and Political Science, all of whom explore how medieval ideas framed and shaped the thought of later centuries. This sometimes involved the evolution of intellectual principles associated with the definition and imposition of religious orthodoxy. Also addressed is the Great Schism in the Roman Church that set into question the foundations of ecclesiology. In the same era, philosophical and theoretical innovations reexamined conventional beliefs about metaphysics, epistemology and political life, perhaps best encapsulated by the fifteenth-century philosopher, theologian and political theorist Nicholas of Cusa.

Book 2013

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  • Author : Massimo Mastrogregori
  • Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
  • Release : 2017-11-20
  • ISBN : 3110530678
  • Pages : 438 pages

Download or read book 2013 written by Massimo Mastrogregori and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, the Bibliography catalogues the most important new publications, historiographical monographs, and journal articles throughout the world, extending from prehistory and ancient history to the most recent contemporary historical studies. Within the systematic classification according to epoch, region, and historical discipline, works are also listed according to author’s name and characteristic keywords in their title.

Book A Historical and Legal Comparison between Tianxia Wei Gong and Quod Omnes Tangit

Download or read book A Historical and Legal Comparison between Tianxia Wei Gong and Quod Omnes Tangit written by Yifan Shang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the historical and legal importance of two principles, Quod Omnes Tangit, and Tianxia Wei Gong, which have played significant roles in European and Chinese political and legal history. While Quod Omnes Tangit has been thoroughly researched, Tianxia Wei Gong has not been systematically examined. This thesis fills this void and connects these two principles for the first time. Quod Omnes Tangit was initially introduced in Justinian's Codex Civil, while Tianxia Wei Gong originated from Liji, one of the books in a key series of works by Confucius. Liji is comparable to the Thora in the Old Testament and is considered as important as law in Chinese legal history. Both principles have undergone comparable developmental processes, with scholars contributing to their reinterpretation. This book thoroughly examines the interpretations of individual scholars, with particular attention given to Liang Qichao, who is the only one to have mentioned both Tianxia Wei Gong and Quod Omnes Tangit. The book also provides an explanation for the original discrepancies in their concepts, particularly their methodologies in distributing and legitimizing rights. This research will be of interest to legal philosophers and historians in both the Western and Eastern worlds, legal practitioners and policymakers, and researchers seeking to explain current events and explore fundamental differences between the East and West.

Book The Role of the Sermon in Carolingian Political Theory and Renovatio

Download or read book The Role of the Sermon in Carolingian Political Theory and Renovatio written by Michael Frassetto and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Crusading Peace

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  • Author : Tomaz Mastnak
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2002-02-19
  • ISBN : 9780520925991
  • Pages : 428 pages

Download or read book Crusading Peace written by Tomaz Mastnak and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-02-19 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tomaz Mastnak's provocative analysis of the roots of peacemaking in the Western world elucidates struggles for peace that took place in the high and late Middle Ages. Mastnak traces the ways that eleventh-century peace movements, seeking to end violence among Christians, shaped not only power structures within Christendom but also the relationship of the Western Christian world to the world outside. The unification of Christian society under the banner of "holy peace" precipitated a fundamental division between the Christian and non-Christian worlds, and the postulated peace among Christians led to holy war against non-Christians.

Book Roman Stoicism

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  • Author : Edward Vernon Arnold
  • Publisher : Good Press
  • Release : 2021-11-05
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 382 pages

Download or read book Roman Stoicism written by Edward Vernon Arnold and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Roman Stoicism" by Edward Vernon Arnold. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Book A Dictionary of Hymnology

Download or read book A Dictionary of Hymnology written by John Julian and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 1636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Image and Likeness

Download or read book The Image and Likeness written by David N. Bell and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: