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Library of Religious Biography Series: Blaise Pascal

Reasons of the Heart

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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a mathematician, physicist, inventor, and religious thinker who stood apart from his contemporaries. While the Enlightenment fostered a belief in the discoverability and rationality of the universe, Pascal expressed skepticism. In his Pensees, he articulated a sense of dread about the vast, mysterious cosmos, suggesting that reason alone could not unveil the divine. The latest addition to Eerdmans' LIBRARY OF RELIGIOUS BIOGRAPHY series chronicles Pascal's life, drawing from published sources and his own writings. Marvin O'Connell eloquently explores Pascal's world, highlighting the passion that fueled him and the radical spirituality he sought. The biography also sheds light on the social, political, and religious dynamics of seventeenth-century Paris, particularly the intense rivalry between the Jesuits and Jansenists, the latter of whom Pascal supported. Written in an engaging style, this meticulously researched work invites readers to discover the life and thoughts of Pascal, a remarkable figure and profound Christian thinker.

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Library of Religious Biography Series: Blaise Pascal, Marvin Richard O'Connell

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1997
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Titul
Library of Religious Biography Series: Blaise Pascal
Podtitul
Reasons of the Heart
Jazyk
anglicky
Rok vydania
1997
Väzba
mäkká
Počet strán
232
ISBN10
0802801587
ISBN13
9780802801586
Hodnotenie
3,7 z 5
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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a mathematician, physicist, inventor, and religious thinker who stood apart from his contemporaries. While the Enlightenment fostered a belief in the discoverability and rationality of the universe, Pascal expressed skepticism. In his Pensees, he articulated a sense of dread about the vast, mysterious cosmos, suggesting that reason alone could not unveil the divine. The latest addition to Eerdmans' LIBRARY OF RELIGIOUS BIOGRAPHY series chronicles Pascal's life, drawing from published sources and his own writings. Marvin O'Connell eloquently explores Pascal's world, highlighting the passion that fueled him and the radical spirituality he sought. The biography also sheds light on the social, political, and religious dynamics of seventeenth-century Paris, particularly the intense rivalry between the Jesuits and Jansenists, the latter of whom Pascal supported. Written in an engaging style, this meticulously researched work invites readers to discover the life and thoughts of Pascal, a remarkable figure and profound Christian thinker.