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Hobbes and Christianity: Reassessing the Bible in Leviathan
Paul D. Cooke
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Description for Hobbes and Christianity: Reassessing the Bible in Leviathan
paperback. This study aims to re-establish the 17th century view that "Leviathan" by Hobbes, is profoundly antipathetic to orthodox Christianity. His work contained biblical exegesis and Christian theology to found a science of politics, which required the subversion of Christianity. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: HRC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Although Thomas Hobbes was widely regarded by his contemporaries to be an atheist, scholars in the late nineteenth century reconsidered his works and reclaimed him as a sincere exegete of scripture. During the twentieth century a growing number of Hobbes scholars agreed with this revised interpretation. Paul D. Cooke's well-documented and thorough new study aims to reestablish the seventeenth century view of Hobbes by arguing that Leviathan is profoundly antipathetic to orthodox Christianity.
Although Thomas Hobbes was widely regarded by his contemporaries to be an atheist, scholars in the late nineteenth century reconsidered his works and reclaimed him as a sincere exegete of scripture. During the twentieth century a growing number of Hobbes scholars agreed with this revised interpretation. Paul D. Cooke's well-documented and thorough new study aims to reestablish the seventeenth century view of Hobbes by arguing that Leviathan is profoundly antipathetic to orthodox Christianity.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847681976
SKU
KSG0034834
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About Paul D. Cooke
Paul D. Cooke is a visiting assistant professor in the department of political science at the University of Houston.
Reviews for Hobbes and Christianity: Reassessing the Bible in Leviathan
. . . carefully documented and . . . convincing.
Hall Peebles, ENCOUNTER This book, thoroughly and clearly constructed, compels attention to the doctrine of Hobbes that the exegete's task is to find God in nature's reason and to construe what appears as God's word in that very spirit.
Joseph Cropsey, University of Chicago . . . a ... Read more
Hall Peebles, ENCOUNTER This book, thoroughly and clearly constructed, compels attention to the doctrine of Hobbes that the exegete's task is to find God in nature's reason and to construe what appears as God's word in that very spirit.
Joseph Cropsey, University of Chicago . . . a ... Read more