This thesis reports the results of a study of the association that Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) had with the Jansenist movement as it appeared in France. The major Pascalian literary works consulted and analyzed were the nineteen Provincial Letters written to defend the Jansenists in the theological debate between them and the Jesuits and Dominicans during the seventeenth century. An explanation is included as to how Pascal became involved with the leaders of Port-Royal, the Jansenist center in France, the effect this involvement had on his own life and the evolution of his thought as it related, in particular, to the Roman Catholic Church.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/180607 |
| Date | January 1972 |
| Creators | Fogle, Paul Frederick |
| Contributors | Hicks, Georgina L. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | v, 99 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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