Karsten Harries has so much to say it's easy to lose track what he's trying to affirm: the possibility of objective truth; the presence of God in the notion of the infinite; the presence of the infinite in the imagination of human beings; the dead-end subjectivity of postmodern thought. It's all here, a bit hard to get to on occasion due to the density of Mr Harries logic, but clearly stated and passionately argued. At the heart of Infinity and Perspective is the early rennaissance philosopher Cusanus, cardinal, politician, and theologian. Harries admires Cusanus for his ability to connect the real world to the imaginary and human behavior to divine cognition. That feels a lot like what Harries himself tries to attempt in this book: to find a center when the center has not held, and a defense of truth as spiritual presence.

If Shakespeare was the first (and last) person to understand what is a human being, Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) was the first (and last) person to understand what is God. God -- of course -- is the object of mathematics. Nicholas' most important book _On Learned Ignorance_ (De Docta Ignorantia), inspired by Plotinus and pseudo-Dionysius, uses mathematical models in an attempt to describe God as the Unknowable One; in the process, Nicholas stumbles upon ideas that will later be formalized in calculus, non-Euclidean geometry, and the transfinite numbers of Cantor. Although Nicholas is best read in Latin, Jasper Hopkins' translation is at once very precise and superbly readable; the commentary is intelligent and informed

My name is Gale E. Christianson. I am the author of eight books, but not this one, which you keep listing under my name as its editor. It is a religious work and not one I want credit for editing. Could you please track its true editor and give him the credit, which he would no doubt appreciate.

This book affords the scholar and novice alike a wonderful foray into the thought of Nicholas of Cusa. A fine collection of principal titles by Cusanus, this book is one full of enigmatic charm and probing insight! The forward and introduction provide a helpful entryway to the texts which are supplemented by a useful glossary of key terms and several notes.