Doxological (Im)Purity? Nicholas of Cusa's 'Art of Praising' and Liturgical Thinking in 21st Century

It is noteworthy that the thinking of Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464) has recurred again and again among prominent recent theologians who, critical of Modern rationality, have brought back to the fore the importance of liturgical praxis. Often, however, the mystical theology of Nicholas of Cusa had been presented during the Twentieth Century primarily as an unfinished precursor to Modern subject-philosophy in the line of Kant. In this contribution, I will consider this striking change of perspective against the background of recent debates concerning the role of liturgy not only for theology, but also for philosophy. Does Cusa’s ‘art of praising’ offer a way out of the dilemmas facing liturgical thought

Nulla Proportio in Concordantia:

The main question in this article is whether there is room for a genuine Catholic political theology in a contemporary liberal society. Catholic political theology faces the dilemma that it is either opposed to the autonomy of the political sphere as it has been given shape in liberal society by its totality claim, or that it is not, and thereby loses its plausibility as it does in the case of Catholic Social Teaching. The authors of this article assume that there is a way out of the dilemma, namely by applying the fundamental theological concept of ‘locus theologicus’ to political theology. By viewing the political as a locus theologicus, the question arises: Which political aspects of the theological tradition could qualify as having a critical function in modern liberal society? The proposal in this article is to consider Nicholas of Cusa’s theory of finding consensus. Cusa developed this theory during and in response to the Council of Basel (1431-1449) in his book De concordantia catholica. The experience of consensus is viewed in this text as an apophatic confirmation of God in the performance of political authority. The way in which Cusa develops the idea of consensus is in sharp contrast with modern liberal thinkers such as John Rawls. Cusa’s theory shares a resemblance with those of modern critics of consensus such as Chantal Mouffe and Jacques Rancière. While these authors do not formulate their criticism theologically, once brought into conversation with Cusa, one can find opportunities of seeing the mystery of consensus as a theological critique

Alle dingen nieuw: Invocatio. Drie reacties op het eerste deel van Erik Borgmans systematische theologie

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Alle dingen nieuw : Invocatio : Drie reacties op het eerste deel van Erik Borgmans systematische theologie

In het voorjaar van 2020 verscheen het eerste deel van Erik Borgmans trilogie Alle dingen nieuw: Een theologische visie voor de 21ste eeuw.1 Vanwege het coronavirus was het moeilijk boekpresentaties te houden en gezien de situatie zal het ook in de komende tijd niet eenvoudig zijn om conferenties en seminars rondom het boek te organiseren. Toch willen we in Tijdschrift voor Theologie alvast met de discussie over deze nieuwe theologie beginnen. Dat doen we aan de hand van drie uitvoerige besprekingen, van Stephan van Erp, Yves De Maeseneer en Inigo Bocken

The development of CE business models in firms: the role of circular economy capabilities

This paper investigates how the capabilities that are related to the circular economy (CE) affect the development of products and processes that are compatible with CE business models. From the dynamic capabilities perspective, we assume that the development of CE in the firm implies the use of firm capabilities and the alignment of these in the development of a dynamic process of innovation towards the development of CE in firms. The analysis is based on a cross-sectional database from the EU survey on the Circular Economy in the year 2015, including 870 respondents. Our study extends the current literature on the factors that affect the development of CE business models in organisations. Our results suggest that CE-related capabilities have a positive effect in the implementation of CE business models in the organisation. In particular, we find that competences, standards and information are important in the context of the CE, playing a key role in the developing CE product and process