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This book revisits Nicholas of Cusa’s attitude towards Islam, criticizing previous work that has overlooked Cusa’s involvement in preparations for a crusade, and the significance of Cusa’s polemical A Scrutiny of the Koran (Cribratio Alkorani) of 1461.

Nathan Ron is a Research Fellow at the School of History, University of Haifa, Israel. His research deals with key Renaissance scholars, particularly Erasmus of Rotterdam, Johannes Reuchlin, and Nicholas of Cusa. Ron also studies interreligious relationships in early modern Europe. His present research focuses on dialogue between Jewish and Christian scholars in early modern Germany, based on Caspar Amman’s correspondence in Hebrew. Ron is the author of several books including Erasmus and the "Other": On Turks, Jews, Amerindians and Indigenous Peoples (2019); Erasmus: Intellectual of the 16th Century (2021); and Erasmus, the Turks, and Islam (2022).