Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal was a 17th century French scientist, author, and Christian philosopher who is best known for his work, "Pensées" or "Thoughts." First published posthumously in 1670, "Thoughts" is an edited compilation of the notes that Pascal had prepared for a planned work that scholars refer to as an "Apology for the Christian Religion." Given its incompleteness when Pascal died, the order and composition of the work has been debated and as a result...

Blaise Pascal was a 17th century French scientist, author, and Christian philosopher, who is best-known for his work, "Pensées" or "Thoughts." First published posthumously in 1670, "Thoughts" is an edited compilation of the notes that Pascal had prepared for a planned work that scholars refer to as an "Apology for the Christian Religion." Given its incompleteness when Pascal died, the order and composition of the work has been debated and as a result...

Selección Doce Uvas es una colección de pequeños grandes libros, con doce títulos al año, breves y sugerentes. Nace de las numerosas sugerencias de decenas de intelectuales que han propuesto títulos de lectura indispensable. Los Pensées, publicados póstumamente en 1669, nunca llegaron a constituir la Apología por la verdad de la religión cristiana, planeada por su autor. Pero son un ejemplo palpable de cómo el cristianismo casa bien con...

The contents of this edition include: "Prayer, to Ask of God the Proper Use of Sickness," "Comparison Between Christianity of Early Times and Those of To-day," "Discourses on the Condition of the Great," "On the Conversion of the Sinner," "Conversation of Pascal with M. de Saci on Epictetus and Montaigne," "The Art of Persuasion," "Discourse on the Passion of Love," "Of the Geometrical Spirit, Preface to the Treatise on Vacuum," "New Fragment of the...

Intended to convert religiously indifferent readers to Christianity, Pensées were published posthumously, to wide and ongoing acclaim. This selection of highlights focuses on their secular aspects. Written in support of the Jansenist movement, Provincial Letters captivated a large audience with their satirical wit, righteous indignation, and effervescent style. This is the only dual-language edition available.

Fourteen Powerful Prayers offers an audio recording of prayers from the Bible, great Saints, sacred texts, and prophets who used these prayers for hundreds of years to invoke and strengthen their faith and relationship with God. Prayers include: The Thought of You, Breathing Deeply in Faith, Prayer of Creation, Jesus's Prayer, Make Us Worthy, David's Prayer, Deep Compassion, A prayer of St Thomas More, The Little and the Great Things, A prayer of...

The Little and the Great Things includes reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on original composition of Frederic Chopin. Piano composition includes: Nocturne in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2 - Andantino. A nocturne painted with Chopin's most ethereal brush characterised by beautiful sensuousness, luscious, soft, rounded tones, and not without a certain degree of languor. Something of the warmer Mediterranean climate gently...