{"product_id":"sublimitas-et-miseria-hominis-pope-francis-9781639661909","title":"Sublimitas Et Miseria Hominis","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his apostolic letter \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSublimitas et Miseria Hominis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\"The Grandeur and Misery of Man\"), Pope Francis pays homage to Blaise Pascal on the four-hundredth anniversary of his birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and Catholic writer who was a \"tireless seeker of the truth,\" according to Pope Francis. Pascal is credited with many scientific developments and inventions, including one of the earliest forms of the calculator, and helped lay the foundation for modern probability theory. In his later years, he became a Christian apologist and wrote his widely acclaimed \u003cem\u003ePensées \u003c\/em\u003e(\"Thoughts\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an effort to \"encourage Christians, and their contemporaries of good will, in the pursuit of authentic happiness,\" Pope Francis writes, \"may the brilliant work of Blaise Pascal and the example of his life, so profoundly immersed in Jesus Christ, help us to persevere to the end on the path of truth, conversion and charity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pope Francis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639661905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639661909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Our Sunday Visitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Pope Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097041903871,"sku":"9781639661909","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sublimitas-et-miseria-hominis-pope-francis-9781639661909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}