Machiavelli's God

by Maurizio Viroli

Book Overview

How Machiavelli's Christianity shaped his political thought To many readers of The Prince , Machiavelli appears to be deeply un-Christian or even anti-Christian, a cynic who thinks rulers should use religion only to keep their subjects in check. But in Machiavelli's God , Maurizio Viroli, one of the world's leading authorities on Machiavelli, argues that Machiavelli, far from opposing Christianity, thought it was crucial to republican social and political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691124140
• ISBN13: 9780691124148
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"