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Title: Making Sense of It All Pascal and the Meaning of Life by Thomas V. Morris ISBN: 080280652X Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: October, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83
Rating: 5
Summary: Pascal's "Thoughts" Make Sense of Life - Morris makes it Fun
Comment: There comes a point in almost everyone's life when they ask themselves, "What does it all mean?" Blaise Pascal, the French scientist, mathematician, and philospoher reached this point at the age of thirty-one, when he converted to Christianity, and began writing down a number of his thoughts on the meaning of life and the defense of his new-found faith. Pascal died before he could organize and publish his Pensees ("thoughts"), but fortunately for us modern readers, many fine editions have been edited and published through the years.
Tom Morris, a former philosophy professor from Notre Dame, examines Pascal's thoughts on the meaning of life, utilizing his witty and entertaining sense of humor. Morris writes for the everyday man, not just philospohers and theologians, making this book especially useful for high school and college age persons who are examining their lives and seeking to make sense of it all.
So go ahead, take Pascal's wager and bet on Morris's little book to bring you both enlightenment and joy.
[Other excellent editions of Pascal's Pensees are offered by Os Guinness (The Mind on Fire) and Peter Kreeft (Christianity for Modern Pagans) - both are recommended if you want more perspectives on Pascal.]
Rating: 4
Summary: typo in previous review
Comment: In a review dated 9 May 2000.... "Pascal was a Jansenist, the Roman version of a Catholic...."
I am reasonably certain that he intended to say, "of a Calvinist." The Calvinists claimed, as did the Jansenists, that their view of sin and grace, free will and election, had the backing of St. Augustine. The proposed amendment makes the said review (and replies to the review) much clearer.
For a discussion of the theological issues here involved, I refer the reader to C S Lewis, Poetry and Prose in the Sixteenth Century (formerly English Literature in the Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama) pages 32-44, 162-165, 177-180, 181-192, 438-463.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book for understanding those hard questions
Comment: Morris explains and expounds upon Pascal's thought in an easy to read manner. A apologetic work in the line of G.K. Chesterton and C.S. Lewis.
Pascal is an example of a brilliant scientific mind who found it very reasonable to believe in God, or more specifically a Christian God. Morris, through Pascal, shows that faith and reason can take you farther than either can alone. A great thought provoking book for the person seeking understanding of those hard questions.
One addendum to the reviewer of May 9, 2000 who said "Pascal was a Jansenist, the Roman version of a Catholic":
Jansenism is named after Cornelius Jansen, who was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ypres in the early 17th century. His main work, Augustinus, was published after his death. In this work, he claimed to have rediscovered the true teaching of St. Augustine concerning grace, which had been lost to the Church for centuries.
Jansenism was never approved of by the Roman Catholic Church, and while Pascal had several Jansenist friends, and wrote in support of their cause, it is questionable whether he himself was a Jansenist. Morris addresses this issue in pages 8 & 9 of this book.
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Title: Pensees (Penguin Classics) by Blaise Pascal, A. J. Krailsheimer ISBN: 0140446451 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: December, 1995 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal's Pensees by Peter Kreeft, Blaise Pascal ISBN: 0898704529 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: October, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Blaise Pascal: Reasons of the Heart (Library of Religious Biography) by Marvin R. O'Connell, Allen C. Guelzo ISBN: 0802801587 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: True Success: A New Philosophy of Excellence by Tom Morris ISBN: 0425146154 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Mind on Fire: A Faith for the Skeptical and Indifferent (Classics of Faith and Devotion) by Blaise Pascal, James M. Houston, OS Guinness ISBN: 155661831X Publisher: Bethany House Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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