Countering Religious Violence with a Better Theory of Religion Following Nicholas of Cusa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21571536 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Markus Riedenauer (0000-0001-5003-7061, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 137-147 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies and Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0829-2922 • E-ISSN: 1747-5414 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/rst.27274 |
| OpenAlex | W4402982184 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Dissent within and among religions can provoke much violence. Nicholas of Cusa encountered this and countered it with a differentiated theory of religion, implicit in his De pace fidei from 1453. I propose four different levels of interpretation: the dominant philosophical approach, inspired by a high trust in the intellect and enlightened by a self-critical epistemology; the anthropological foundation of all religion in the desire for truth, goodness, salvation and peace, in conjunction with the character of the human mind as a living image of the divine mind; the rational hermeneutical interpretation of particular religious ideas and texts in view of a philosophical theology, and finally its reintegration in the perspective of a Christian. This is in line with Cusanus’s epistemological perspectivism and allows for interreligious dialogue from enlightened religious perspectives instead of violence
Political science · Politics · Religious violence · Byzantine Studies and History · Historical and Architectural Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |