Apocalypticism in the Age of Cusanus: In Memory of Louis B. Pascoe, S.J.

Sponsoring Organization(s)

American Cusanus Society

Organizer Name

Wendy Love Anderson, Donald F. Duclow

Organizer Affiliation

Washington Univ. in St. Louis, Gwynedd-Mercy Univ.

Presider Name

Wendy Love Anderson

Paper Title 1

The Church and the Last Days in Nicholas of Cusa's Brixen Sermons

Presenter 1 Name

Richard J. Serina, Jr.

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Concordia Seminary

Paper Title 2

The Conjecture on the Last Days: Cusanus and Apocalypticism

Presenter 2 Name

Bernard McGinn

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Divinity School, Univ. of Chicago

Paper Title 3

Imagining the Heavenly Jerusalem with Nicholas of Cusa and Thomas à Kempis

Presenter 3 Name

Inigo Bocken

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Titus Brandsma Institute, Radboud Univ. Nijmegen

Start Date

12-5-2016 1:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1245

Description

The fifteenth century was an era of rampant apocalyptic speculation: from papal schism to Muslim invasion to efforts at ecumenical reconciliation, many events were taken as signs of the End Times, and many earlier apocalyptic schemes revised to fit current situations. Nicholas of Cusa wrote a brief tract, The Conjecture on the Last Days, in which he strove to read contemporary history through the narrative of Christ’s life on earth. This session explores Cusanus’ eschatology and its relationship to Thomas à Kempis. This panel is dedicated to Louis B. Pascoe, S.J., our friend and colleague in Church history who died April 27, 2015.

Donald F. Duclow