The Two Gods of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes on Religion and Politics

by A.P. Martinich

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521531233
• ISBN13: 9780521531238
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"