Thomas Hobbes, one of the most important figures in the history of
political philosophy, is still widely regarded as a predominantly
secular thinker. Yet a great deal of his political thought was
motivated by the need to address problems of a distinctively
religious nature. This is the first collection of essays dedicated
to the complex and rich intersections between Hobbes's political
and religious thought. Written by experts in the field, the volume
opens up new directions for thinking about his treatment of
religion as a political phenomenon and the political dimensions of
his engagement with Christian doctrines and their history. The
chapters investigate his strategies for showing how his provocative
political positions could be accepted by different religious
audiences for whom fidelity to religious texts was of crucial
importance, while also considering the legacy of his ideas and
examining their relevance for contemporary concerns. Some chapters
do so by pursuing mainly historical inquiries about the motives and
circumstances of Hobbes's writings, while others reconstruct the
logic of his arguments and test their philosophical coherence. They
thus offer wide-ranging and sometimes conflicting assessments of
Hobbes's ideas, yet they all demonstrate how closely intertwined
his political and religious preoccupations are and thereby showcase
how this perspective can help us to better understand his thought.
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