God Owes Us Nothing: A Brief Remark on Pascal's Religion and on the Spirit of Jansenism

by Leszek Kołakowski

Book Overview

God Owes Us Nothing reflects on the centuries-long debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God's omnipotence relate to people's responsibility for their own salvation or damnation. Leszek Kolakowski approaches this paradox as both an exercise in theology and in revisionist Christian history based on philosophical analysis. Kolakowski's unorthodox interpretation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226450511
• ISBN13: 9780226450513
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.7"