SOURCE: Biechler, James E. “Nicholas of Cusa and the End of the Conciliar Movement: A Humanist Crisis of Identity.” Church History 44, no. 1 (March 1975): 5-21.
In the following essay, Biechler discusses Cusanus's role in the conciliar movement and examines his treatise on the subject, De Concordantia Catholica. Biechler argues that personal concerns and the influence of Italian humanism, which tended toward the creation of a cultural elite, were key factors in his move away from more democratic ecclesiastical reforms.
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