Pascal And The Port Royalists (1902)

by William Robinson Clark

Book Overview

Pascal And The Port Royalists is a book written by William Clark and published in 1902. The book discusses the life and work of the French philosopher and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and his association with the Port-Royal Abbey, a center of Jansenist thought. The Jansenist movement was a Catholic reform movement that emphasized the importance of personal piety and the need for divine grace in achieving salvation. Pascal was a prominent member of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164019201
• ISBN13: 9781164019206
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"