{"podcast":{"title":"Let's Talk Religion","slug":"let-s-talk-religion-4777682","podcast_index_feed_id":4777682,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed","website_url":"https://youtube.com/c/LetsTalkReligion","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/1660584278871-343f2c79c17b989b43e24dd5ea025270.jpeg","author":"Filip Holm","episode_count":179,"summary":"This podcast aims to educate on the subject of religion from an academic perspective and to open up for informed discussions on the subject. You will find episodes discussing the big religions of the world and historical overviews of important figures from different religious traditions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T12:18:06.212729+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682"},"episode":{"title":"Nicholas of Cusa: Life & Philosophy","slug":"nicholas-of-cusa-life-philosophy","published_at":"2025-12-25T11:10:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682/nicholas-of-cusa-life-philosophy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682","url":"https://shows.acast.com/lets-talk-religion/episodes/nicholas-of-cusa-life-philosophy","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/e/694d1bad09314afbecca31c8/media.mp3","summary":"Nicholas of Cusa was a 15th-century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician whose ideas anticipated modern science and philosophy. In this video, we explore his life, key works, and radical concept of “learned ignorance,” as well as his views on infinity, knowledge and religious diversity. Discover why this forgotten medieval thinker still matters today. Find me and my music here: https://linktr.ee/filipholm Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonate Sources/Recommended Reading: Bond. H. Lawrence (edited and translated by) (1997). \"Nicholas of Cusa: Selected Spiritual Writings\". Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Paulist Press. Hopkins, Jasper (translated by) (1986). \"NICHOLAS OF CUSA’S DE PACE FIDEI AND CRIBRATIO ALKORANI\". Second edition. THE ARTHUR J. BANNING PRESS MINNEAPOLIS. McGinn, Bernard. \"The Presence of God\" Series, in several volumes. Perhaps the best and most comprehensive introduction to Christian mysticism. Published by Crossroad Publishing Co. Valkenberg, Pim (2011). \"Sifting the Qur’an: Two Forms of Interreligious Hermeneutics in Nicholas of Cusa\". In \"Interreligious Hermeneutics in Pluralistic Europe\", Currents of Encounter Online, Volume: 40. Brill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Nicholas of Cusa was a 15th-century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician whose ideas anticipated modern science and philosophy. In this video, we ex…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4272,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/let-s-talk-religion-4777682/episodes/nicholas-of-cusa-life-philosophy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682/nicholas-of-cusa-life-philosophy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}