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God Owes Us Nothing
Book • 1995
In 'God Owes Us Nothing', Leszek Kołakowski examines the centuries-old theological debate over how to reconcile the existence of evil with the goodness of an omnipotent God, focusing on the Jansenist movement and its most famous proponent, Blaise Pascal.
The book offers a detailed critique of Jansenism—often called the 'Catholic Calvinism'—and its stark doctrines of predestination, human corruption, and divine grace.
Kołakowski, though not a believer, approaches the subject with intellectual sympathy and historical insight, provoking readers to reconsider the paradoxes at the heart of Christian theology and the cultural impact of these ideas in early modern Europe.
The book offers a detailed critique of Jansenism—often called the 'Catholic Calvinism'—and its stark doctrines of predestination, human corruption, and divine grace.
Kołakowski, though not a believer, approaches the subject with intellectual sympathy and historical insight, provoking readers to reconsider the paradoxes at the heart of Christian theology and the cultural impact of these ideas in early modern Europe.
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