Nicholas of Cusa
Subtitle: The Catholic Concordance (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 31, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9780521402071
Subjects: Christian theology; History of ideas, intellectual history; Religion - Theology; General; Roman Catholic Church; Theology; Political Science; Reference; Politics/International Relations; Government; Christian Theology - Ecclesiology; Church and state - Catholic Church - Early wo; Church and state - Catholic Church - Early works to 1800; Political Science / Reference; Political Science-General; Religion / Christianity / Theology / Ecclesiology; Christianity - Theology - Ecclesiology; Catholic Church; Church and state; Conciliar theory; Early works to 1800
First sentence: 1. The matters being debate by this holy Council of Basel - which might easily be considered novel by those who when doubts arise rely unquestioningly on modern writers - demand that we make known some of the learning of the ancient authors, long neglected by those who are experiencing our current difficulties, and that we demonstrate the superior qualities of our more enlightened forebears.