Neither Angel Nor Beast - The Life and Work of Blaise Pascal

First Published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Preface Introduction Part 1: Scenes from the Life of Pascal 1. A Sister’s Biography 2. A Witch’s Spell 3. Pious Appraisals 4. The ‘Mémorial 5. Probing Nature and the Heart 6. Coming to Terms with God 7. The Nascent Polemicist 8. Letters to Family, Friends and Savants 9. God’s Champion Part 2: Views on the Works of PascalI The Provincial Letters 10. The Politics of Orthodoxy 11. An Innocent Astonished 12. The Wiles of the Casuists 13. An Innocent on the Defensive II The Pensées 14. The Supreme Apologist 15. How to Sway the Doubtful 16. Man Without God 17. Man With God 18. The Wager 19. The Heart 20. The Mystery of Jesus 21. Life in the Church. Conclusion

About the author

Francis X.J. Coleman

Product details

• Authors: Francis X J Coleman, Francis X. J. Coleman, Francis X.j. Coleman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.2013
• EAN: 9780415822572
• ISBN: 978-0-415-82257-2
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous