{"product_id":"pascals-prayers-with-the-grandeur-and-misery-of-man-by-pope-francis-hardcover","title":"Pascal's Prayers: With \"The Grandeur and Misery of Man\" by Pope Francis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Hackett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Kreeft\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlaise Pascal--a celebrated philosopher, mathematician, and inventor best known for his \u003ci\u003ePensées\u003c\/i\u003e--is not often counted among the great Christian mystics. But the philosopher also composed two prayers, both of which display an unexpected spiritual depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thoughtful study, author William C. Hackett presents new translations of, and commentary on, these two prayers of Pascal: the \"Prayer Asking God for the Good Use of Illness,\" a series of deathbed reflections on faith amid suffering, and the mysterious \"Memorial,\" an account of his mystical encounter with Christ on the \"night of fire\" in November 1654. Also included are Pope Francis's 2023 apostolic letter on Pascal, \"The Grandeur and Misery of Man,\" and a series of reflections on Pascal's complex relationship with the Jansenism of seventeenth-century France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning the depths of anguish and the height of exaltation, \u003ci\u003ePascal's Prayers\u003c\/i\u003e offers religious and nonreligious readers alike stark insight into the human condition--and a glimpse into the throbbing heart of what it means to live and die a Christian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam C. Hackett is associate professor of philosophy at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. He is the author of the prizewinning novel \u003ci\u003eOutside the Gates\u003c\/i\u003e (Angelico Press, 2021), \u003ci\u003eAnthropomorphism in Christian Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury Academic, 2024), \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy in Word and Name\u003c\/i\u003e (Angelico Press, 2020), and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eQuiet Powers of the Possible: Interviews in Contemporary French Phenomenology\u003c\/i\u003e (Fordham University Press, 2016). Among his translations are Jean-Yves Lacoste's \u003ci\u003eFrom Theology to Theological Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, 2nd ed. (University of Virginia Press, 2023), Jean Wahl's \u003ci\u003eHuman Existence and Transcendence\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Notre Dame Press, 2016), and Emmanuel Falque's \u003ci\u003eGod, the Flesh, and the Other\u003c\/i\u003e (Northwestern University Press, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.07 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67862045720734,"sku":"9781685783006","price":39.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7748\/8030\/files\/AT5rHjOy7t9781685783006.webp?v=1793267547","url":"https:\/\/theword.com\/products\/pascals-prayers-with-the-grandeur-and-misery-of-man-by-pope-francis-hardcover","provider":"TheWord.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}