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Nicholas of Cusa’s De pace fidei and the Meta-exclusivism of Religious Pluralism
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion (2013)
  • Scott F Aikin
  • Jason Aleksander
Abstract
In response to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Nicholas of Cusa wrote De pace fidei defending a commitment to religious tolerance on the basis of the notion that all diverse rites are but manifestations of one true religion. Drawing on a discussion of why Nicholas of Cusa is unable to square the two objectives of arguing for pluralistic tolerance and explaining the contents of the one true faith, we outline why theological pluralism is compromised by its own meta-exclusivism.
Keywords
  • Cusanus,
  • Nicholas of Cusa,
  • Religious Pluralism,
  • Religious Exclusivism
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.1007/s11153-012-9367-0
Citation Information
Scott F Aikin and Jason Aleksander. "Nicholas of Cusa’s De pace fidei and the Meta-exclusivism of Religious Pluralism" International Journal for Philosophy of Religion Vol. 74 Iss. 2 (2013) p. 219 - 235 ISSN: 0020-7047
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jason-aleksander/17/