Search, rest, and grace in Pascal

For Pascal, how are human beings related, or how do they relate themselves, to the summum bonum in this life? In what sense do they share in it, and how do they come to share in it? These are questions that emerge in many ways in Pascal’s writing, significantly in his concept of repos. To answer the...

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Main Author: Soerensen, Jennifer L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2014
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 76, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-40
Further subjects:B Rest
B Grace
B Search
B Christianity
B Pascal
B Concupiscence
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