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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Jeffrey R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Political science.

Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.

Hobbes, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-280-75764-7

0-19-155629-7

1-4237-5715-7

OCLC:

609843663