A Catholic Cardinal and the One God of All - Assignment Example

Read Chapter 2 of Miroslav Volf, Allah: A Christian Response (San Francisco: HarperOne, , 40-59 Choose the option that most accurately describes how much of the reading assignment you have completed:a. _____ I read 100% of the reading.b. _____ I read between 75-99% of the reading.c. _____ I read 50-74% of the reading.d. _____ I read less than half of the reading.e. _____ I didn’t read this week.2. Think of the emotions and the fears that followed in the wake of September 11, 2001. What parallels might we find in the European Christian response to the fall of Constantinople?

Two parallels can be identified between emotions and fears that followed the September 11 event and the European Christian response to the fall of Constantinople. The first parallel is the fear of repeated attacks that could weaken both targets. The September 11 attack prompted immediate action by the United States’ government, on behalf of its citizens, to consider mechanisms for preventing further attacks. The European Christians also experienced the fear of attacks and extinction and opinions by Piccolomini and Nicholas had for safeguarding sovereignty of Christianity in Europe represents this.

The second parallel is difference in opinion regarding suitable approach to the attacks. In both cases, war and dialogue were proposed following the attacks (Volf 40- 44). 3. Volf contrasts Pope Pius II’s letter to the sultan Mehmed II with the position of Nicholas of Cusa? In truth, how different are these positions, and what is the real difference?The positions are very different, to the point that they conflict. Appropriate response to the Constantinople attack is the real difference.

Pope Pius II’s letter advocated for violence and was based on the belief that Christians are ready for war while Nicholas’ letter supported dialogue (Volf 40). 4. Explain the meaning of this statement: “When you begin to count the Trinity you depart from the truth.”The statement means that it is impossible count the trinity because God is incomprehensible. An attempt to comprehend God, through counting the Trinity only leads to deviation from the truth that is a mystery (Volf 40). 5. What did Nicholas of Cusa expect to achieve, realistically, in his correspondence with Muslims?

Nicholas of Cusa expected to achieve religious unity in which both Muslims and Christians would worship one and true God. This is because of his belief that the interreligious violence was a result of differences in faith and that dialogue into forging a single faith would attain the unity and prevent further violence (Volf 46, 47).Works cited Volf, Miroslav. Allah: A Christian response. London, UK: HarperCollins, 2012. Print.