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God Owes Us Nothing : A Brief Remark on Pascal's Religion and on the Spirit of Jansenism by Leszek Kolakowski (1998, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226450538
ISBN-139780226450537
eBay Product ID (ePID)77100
Product Key Features
Number of Pages248 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGod Owes Us Nothing : a Brief Remark on Pascal's Religion and on the Spirit of Jansenism
Publication Year1998
SubjectIndividual Philosophers, Religious, Christianity / Denominations, Philosophy
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy
AuthorLeszek Kolakowski
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight11.6 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN95-005768
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal273/.7
Table Of ContentPreface Pt. 1: Why Did the Catholic Church Condemn the Teaching of Saint Augustine? Does God Command Impossible Things? Does God Compel Us to Be Good? Although Unfree, We Are Free Can We Reject God? For Whom Did Jesus Die? What Was Wrong with Augustine? A Remark on the Antecedents of the Quarrel A Note on the Provinciales How to Avail Oneself of the Heavenly Bread How to Repent: Saint-Cyran's Answer A Note on Philosophy Infants in Hell The Gnostic Temptation Winners and Losers Pt. 2: Pascal's Sad Religion Pascal's Heresy The Strategy of Conversion Our Death, Our Body, Our Self-Deception Spotting God in the Lifeless Universe Good Reason, Bad Reason, Heart Gambling for Faith: The Discontinuity of the Universe Pascal's Modernity A Note on Politics Pascal after the Pelagian Conquest Was Pascal an "Existential" Thinker? A Note on Skepticism and Pascal's Last Word Notes Index
SynopsisGod Owes Us Nothing reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God's omnipotence relate to people's responsibility for their own salvation or damnation. Leszek Kolakowski approaches this paradox as both an exercise in theology and in revisionist Christian history based on philosophical analysis. Kolakowski's unorthodox interpretation of the history of modern Christianity provokes renewed discussion about the historical, intellectual, and cultural omnipotence of neo-Augustinianism. "Several books a year wrestle with that hoary conundrum, but few so dazzlingly as the Polish philosopher's latest."-Carlin Romano, Washington Post Book World "Kolakowski's fascinating book and its debatable thesis raise intriguing historical and theological questions well worth pursuing."-Stephen J. Duffy, Theological Studies "Kolakowski's elegant meditation is a masterpiece of cultural and religious criticism."-Henry Carrigan, Cleveland Plain Dealer, God Owes Us Nothing reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God's omnipotence relate to people's responsibility for their own salvation or damnation. Leszek Kolakowski approaches this paradox as both an exercise in theology and in revisionist Christian history based on philosophical analysis. Kolakowski's unorthodox interpretation of the history of modern Christianity provokes renewed discussion about the historical, intellectual, and cultural omnipotence of neo-Augustinianism. "Several books a year wrestle with that hoary conundrum, but few so dazzlingly as the Polish philosopher's latest."--Carlin Romano, Washington Post Book World "Kolakowski's fascinating book and its debatable thesis raise intriguing historical and theological questions well worth pursuing."--Stephen J. Duffy, Theological Studies "Kolakowski's elegant meditation is a masterpiece of cultural and religious criticism."--Henry Carrigan, Cleveland Plain Dealer
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