London Book Launch: Blaise Pascal, The Man Who Made The Modern World, by Graham Tomlin

Celebrate the launch of Graham Tomlin's new book at St Mellitus College, London.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made The Modern World by Graham Tomlin

Join our upcoming Seen & Unseen live event at St Mellitus College in Earls Court, London to celebrate the launch of Graham Tomlin's latest book, Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made The Modern World.

The French mathematician and physicist lived for just 39 years, yet Blaise Pascal was one of the seventeenth century's most remarkable and creative figures. From science to scepticism; mystical experience to distraction; religion to politics, self-love, and death, Pascal's thinking was far-reaching. In this captivating biography, Graham Tomlin explores Pascal's short but extraordinary life and the sweeping impact and relevance of his ideas to the modern world.

Graham Tomlin is the Director of the Centre for Culture Witness, the initiative behind Seen & Unseen. He was Bishop of Kensington from 2015-2022 and was deeply involved in the church’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire. He taught theology at Oxford University for many years before founding St Mellitus College.

Monday 31st March, 2025

6.30 pm Opening drinks

8:00 pm Event closes

This event is free to attend but, if you're in a position to do so, any donations will grant you access to our Behind The Seen community, helping people everywhere encounter Christian perspectives on life and culture.

'Readable and expert - a brilliant guide to the life and thought of 17th century Europe's supreme polymath,' Tom Holland

'A beautiful, accessible account of one of the era's most remarkable lives,' Katherine Rundell

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2 April 2025

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Online webinar: Kate Bowler in conversation with Graham Tomlin, 27th May

We’re bringing Seen and Unseen to life through a string of live events. And you’re invited.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

New York Times bestselling author Kate Bowler in conversation with Seen & Unseen's Graham Tomlin

Join three times New York Times bestselling author and award-winning podcast host Katie Bowler in conversation with Seen & Unseen's Graham Tomlin.

"What living with a death sentence can teach all of us about life"

Kate Bowler is a historian and expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. Her 2018 book, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved, is a profound memoir by a young woman with a terminal illness. Bowler also works at Duke Divinity School as an associate professor of the history of Christianity in North America.

Graham Tomlin is the Director of the Centre for Culture Witness, the initiative behind Seen & Unseen. He was Bishop of Kensington from 2015-2022. He taught theology at Oxford University for many years before becoming the founding Dean of St Mellitus College. He has written many books, most recently Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World.

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Tuesday 27th May 2025

7.30pm Webinar start

8.30pm Webinar end

This is a rare conversation, not to be missed. Reserve your free ticket now. This event is free to attend but if you're in a position to do so, any donations will grant you access to our Behind The Seen community, helping people everywhere encounter Christian perspectives on life and culture.

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