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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452123103321

Autore

Collins Jeffrey R

Titolo

The allegiance of Thomas Hobbes [[electronic resource] /] / Jeffrey R. Collins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-75764-7

0-19-155629-7

1-4237-5715-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Disciplina

320.1/092

Soggetti

Political science - Great Britain - History - 17th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-304) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Thomas Hobbes and the uses of Christianity -- Hobbes, the long parliament, and the Church of England -- Rise of the independents -- Leviathan and the Cromwellian revolution -- Hobbes among the Cromwellians -- The independents and the 'Religion of Thomas Hobbes' -- Response of the exiled church.

Sommario/riassunto

The Allegiance of Thomas Hobbes offers a new interpretation of Thomas Hobbes's response to the English Revolution. By focusing on his religious thought, it debunks the standard view of him as a royalist, and recovers his sympathies with the religious projects of the 1640's and 1650's. This reinterpretation culminates with an exploration of Hobbes's surprising sympathies with Oliver Cromwell and his supporters. By placing Thomas Hobbes within fresh contexts, Professor Collins offers a new angle of vision on the religious significance of the English Revolution itself. - ;The Allegiance of Thomas Hobbes