As well as being considered the greatest English political philosopher, Hobbes has traditionally been thought of as a purely secular thinker, highly critical of all religion. In this provocative new study, Professor Martinich argues that conventional wisdom has been misled. In fact, he shows that religious concerns pervade Leviathan and that Hobbes was really intent on providing a rational defense of the Calvinistic Church of England that flourished under the reign of James I. Professor Martinich presents a close reading of Leviathan in which he shows that, for Hobbes, Christian doctrine is not politically destabilizing and is consistent with modern science.
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In this provocative new study, Professor Martinich shows that religious concerns pervade Leviathan and indicates how, for Hobbes, Christian doctrine is not politically destabilising and is consistent with modern science.
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Since few philosophers today think that Hobbes was an atheist, proving that he was a theist is not a pressing matter. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
exultant itch, meritum congrui, secularist interpretation, meritum condigni, civil sovereign, mediate revelation, covenant theologians, mutual transferring, nature oblige, divine command theory, natural punishments, ransom theory, behavioral laws, earthly sovereign, religious propositions, covenant theology, secondary state Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, New Testament, Saint Paul, Roman Catholics, Kingdom of Darkness, Holy Spirit, Anselm of Canterbury, Jesus Christ, John Preston, Bishop Bramhall, Summa Theologiae, Holy Scripture, Middle Ages, Scottish Covenanters, National Covenant, Royal Society, Fifth Monarchy, John Cotton, John Locke, John Wallis, Leviathan Hobbes, Queen Elizabeth, Robert Boyle, William Ames New!
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- Summa Theologiae by St.Thomas Aquinas on 10 pages
- Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) by John Milton on page 20, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Human Nature by Thomas Hobbes on page 322, and Back Matter
- Journals of the House of Commons: [Session 1990-91] by Great Britain:Parliament on page 37, and Back Matter
- Political Philosophy: Six Essays. by Leo. Strauss in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Religion, Politics and Thomas Hobbes (International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées) by George Wright on 4 pages
- Hobbes's 'Leviathan': A Reader's Guide by Laurie M. Johnson Bagby on page 130, and Back Matter
- The New Politics of Islam: Pan-Islamic Foreign Policy in a World of States (Islamic Studies Series) by Naveed Shahzad Sheikh in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Talking Wolves: Thomas Hobbes on the Language of Politics and the Politics of Language (Synthese Library) by A. Biletzki on page 139, and Back Matter
- Natural Law: A Reevaluation by Dr. Howard P. Kainz on page 88, and Back Matter
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