Nicholas of Cusa: A Sketch for a Biography

Acknowledgments

ix acknowledgments To our respect and admiration for Erich Meuthen and his contributions to our knowledge of Nicholas of cusa and the late Middle ages we add our deep thanks for his acceptance of our offer to translate a work he modestly called a “sketch.” Many friends and colleagues gave us counsel and encouragement along the way. The late h. lawrence Bond first insisted that it be done. Thomas M. izbicki, Donald Duclow, and clyde lee Miller offered helpful comments and suggestions, as did the participants in the 2006 Gettysburg conference co-sponsored by the american cusanus society and the international seminar on late Medieval Theology at Gettysburg lutheran seminary, where a session was devoted to Meuthen and the translation. Thanks also go to Morimichi Watanabe for providing this volume with an introductory appreciation of Professor Meuthen. in addition, we are grateful to Dr. Dirk F. Passmann of the aschendorff Verlag, who kindly granted us permission to translate the work, and to James Kruggel and David McGonagle of the catholic university of america Press, who, with their advice and instructions, helped guide us on the way toward publication. We are pleased to dedicate our translation to Pat crowner and carol christianson, who have followed our efforts with patience and good humor. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Epiphany, 2010 ...