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Shadows of the Infinite: A Philosophical Thriller

Shadows of the Infinite: A Philosophical Thriller

Lane, David

Paperback

General Christianity

ISBN10: 1105435466
ISBN13: 9781105435461
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: Apr 5 2026
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.14 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before Nicholas of Cusa can write On Learned Ignorance, he must solve a crime. Aboard a ship crossing the dark waters from Constantinople, a sacred icon of Christ is found subtly altered-not shattered, not stolen, but changed by careful, reverent hands. A brow darkened. Lips softened. A halo brightened. A cheek worn smooth by touch. What begins as an investigation into sacrilege becomes something far more unsettling: a search through the hidden motives of the human soul. As Nicholas questions monks, sailors, widows, scholars, and priests, he uncovers a chilling pattern. No one touched the image out of hatred. Each person changed it out of devotion. Each tried, in secret, to make God more tolerable to the needs of their own heart: more merciful, more severe, more beautiful, more rational, more pure. And so Nicholas arrives at a terrifying realization: perhaps no one truly obeys the first commandment. Perhaps the deepest idol is not a statue of stone or wood, but the image of God each mind creates for itself. Part detective story, part theological thriller, part psychological descent into the architecture of belief, The Face at the Stern is a haunting meditation on faith, knowledge, and the dangerous human need to make the infinite small enough to worship. A Historical and Philosophical Re-Rendering

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