The vision of God
(2007)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Cosimo Classics : Made available through hoopla, 2007
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781616409890 (electronic bk.) MWT11610208, 1616409894 (electronic bk.) 11610208
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Known for his deeply mystical writings about Christianity, Nicholas of Cusa wrote this, his most popular work, against a backdrop of widespread Church corruption. God, he believed, is found in all things, and thus cannot be perceived by man's senses and intellect alone. The path to ultimate knowledge, then, begins in recognizing our own ignorance. Deeply influenced by Saint Augustine, Nicholas mixes the metaphysical with the personal to create a deeply felt work, first published in 1453, designed to restore faith in even the most jaded
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