The Pascal, Blaise 1623-1662 creator M'Crie, Thomas 1797-1875 text utu 2024 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Provincial Letters of Blaise Pascal" by Blaise Pascal is a series of eighteen polemical letters written between 1656-1657. Written under a pseudonym during a fierce theological controversy, these letters defend Pascal's friend against heresy charges while launching a witty, satirical attack on Jesuit casuistry and moral reasoning. Combining intellectual fervor with worldly polish, Pascal's humorous mockery made these letters both a literary sensation and a theological bombshell that defied even papal authority, ultimately influencing how the Church approached moral questions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettres_provinciales Release date is 2024-07-01 Charlene Taylor, Daniel Lowe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Originally published: United States: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1856 Jansenists -- France -- Early works to 1800 Port-Royal des Champs (Abbey) -- Early works to 1800 Jesuits -- Early works to 1800 BX United States: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1856 https://archive.org/details/provincialletter00pasciala/page/n5/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73959 https://archive.org/details/provincialletter00pasciala/page/n5/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73959 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134718.0 73959