{"product_id":"pascal-a-study-in-christian-consciousness","title":"Pascal: A Study in Christian Consciousness","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Romano Guardini\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlaise Pascal, \u003c\/b\u003ein the words of T. S. Eliot, “is one of those writers who will be and who must be studied afresh by men in every generation.” An immersion into the psychology of a great and determined man, \u003ci\u003ePascal: A Study in Christian Consciousness \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses a question of paramount importance: \u003ci\u003eHow does it happen that a man comes to believe, in the distinct and full sense of the word?\u003c\/i\u003e Beginning with the central crisis of Pascal’s life, Guardini then examines his image of man and man’s situation in the world; his place in intellectual history and his conceptions of culture and education; further development of his view of human nature in light of man’s relationship to God; and his famous Wager and its insights into the heart of its author. In conclusion, Guardini recapitulates Pascal’s life to show what constitutes its essence “on the human and Christian planes.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Pascal the question is to be addressed: What happens when a man believes? What is the structure of the Christian consciousness based on such belief? How does a life determined by such belief realize itself? \u003c\/i\u003e(R\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eomano Guardini)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMaintaining proper posture vis-à-vis the world is a central tension of the Christian life: \u003ci\u003eBe in the world but not of the world. \u003c\/i\u003ePascal, as “a man in whom the decision for Christ and genuine worldly greatness lay in bitter struggle,” illuminates the mystery which informs that tension. For its engaging interpretation of that mystery, \u003ci\u003ePascal: A Study in Christian Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e deserves a close and conscientious reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* * *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomano Guardini\u003c\/b\u003e (1885–1968) was a Catholic priest, professor, and author, whose intellectual disciples include Josef Pieper, Luigi Giussani, and Joseph Ratzinger. He was professor of theology and philosophy at the University of Berlin, University of Tübingen, and University of Munich. Guardini’s many published \u003ca href=\"www.clunymedia.com\/collections\/romano-guardini\" data-mce-href=\"www.clunymedia.com\/collections\/romano-guardini\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eworks\u003c\/a\u003e include: \u003ci\u003eThe Conversion of Augustine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Humanity of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Things\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685951139\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100035146095,"sku":"978-1685951139","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--684.jpg?v=1781124751","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/pascal-a-study-in-christian-consciousness","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}