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Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) was one of the most illustrious figures of the fifteenth century. Trained as a canonist, he first made his mark in political thought. Later, Nicholas became a papal envoy, a cardinal and an original speculative thinker. His ideas of learned ignorance, coincidence of opposites and enfolding / unfolding still attract attention today. The American Cusanus Society, founded in 1983, promotes the study
of Nicholas and his times. It holds sessions at the International
Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University in
May of each year, and it has held conferences at the Lutheran
Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and at the
Catholic University of America. [List
of major publications of the Society.] Related links:
Editions:
The most authoritative edition of Nicholas' works is the
Heidelberg Academy edition: Cusanus Bibliographie [http://urts173.uni-trier.de/~leicht/bib/] Kalamazoo, 2010:
The Society is sponsoring 2 sessions and the Watanabe Lecture at the 44th Annual Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 13-16, 2010. The Twelfth Biennial Conference of the International Seminar on Pre-Reformation Theology at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary and the American Cusanus Society President:
Peter
Casarella, DePaul University Vice President: Thomas
M. Izbicki, Rutgers University Former Presidents: Morimichi Watanabe, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University Gerald Christianson, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg Secretary: Donald F. Duclow, Gwynedd-Mercy College Treasurer: Michael A. Soupios, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University Executive Committee: David Albertson, University of Southern California Christopher Bellitto, Kean University H. Lawrence Bond, Appalachian State University Elizabeth Brient, University of Georgia Lawrence Hundersmarck, Pace University Clyde Lee Miller, SUNY Stonybrook Advisory Board: Louis Dupré, Yale University Wilhelm Dupré, University of Nijmegen Walter Andreas Euler, University of Trier Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago Erich Meuthen, University of Cologne John Monfasani, SUNY at Albany Francis Oakley, Williams College Hans Gerhard Senger, University of Cologne Paul Sigmund, Princeton University Brian Tierney, Cornell University Kazuhiko Yamaki, Waseda University Return
to top For further information contact the former president of the Society: Morimichi Watanabe, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville, NY 11548-1300. Telephone: 516-883-8496. Return to top |