The Northern Renaissance may be infused with the same spirit as the Italian Renaissance, but it manifested in uniquely northern European ways. On today’s episode, we’ll take a look at the following questions:
- How does Goethe’s Faustus grapple with the relationship between knowledge and goodness?
- What was the danger in Nicholas of Cusa’s philosophical innovation regarding man’s relationship with God?
- Why did the Northern Renaissance produce great thinkers and reformers?
Recommended Viewing: Northern Renaissance paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) Northern Renaissance paintings at the Museo del Prado (Madrid, Spain)
The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind