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Set against the backdrop of the Jansenist-Jesuit controversy, this series of eighteen letters by Blaise Pascal defends his friend Antoine Arnauld and critiques Jesuit moral laxity through humor and satire. Written in a witty, polished style, the letters cleverly disguise their theological debates as correspondence between a Parisian and a provincial friend. Despite facing condemnation from the church, these letters gained popularity for their literary merit and influenced future writers. Ultimately, they sparked significant theological discussions, leading to a revision of church teachings.
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The Provincial Letters, Blaise Pascal
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- 1997
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- Titul
- The Provincial Letters
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Blaise Pascal
- Vydavateľ
- Wipf and Stock
- Vydavateľ
- 1997
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 210
- ISBN13
- 9781579100964
- Kategórie
- Ezoterika a náboženstvo
- Anotácia
- Set against the backdrop of the Jansenist-Jesuit controversy, this series of eighteen letters by Blaise Pascal defends his friend Antoine Arnauld and critiques Jesuit moral laxity through humor and satire. Written in a witty, polished style, the letters cleverly disguise their theological debates as correspondence between a Parisian and a provincial friend. Despite facing condemnation from the church, these letters gained popularity for their literary merit and influenced future writers. Ultimately, they sparked significant theological discussions, leading to a revision of church teachings.