The Sovereign and the Prophets
The Sovereign and the ProphetsAtsuko Fukuoka
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The Sovereign and the Prophets

The Sovereign and the Prophets Spinoza on Grotian and Hobbesian Biblical Argumentation

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Tracing Old Testament topics recurrent in Grotian and Hobbesian discourses on the church-state relationship, Atsuko Fukuoka recontextualizes Spinoza’s Theologico-political Treatise and clarifies its historical import for Dutch debates on religion, state power, and liberty.