Spinoza and the irrelevance of biblical authority /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
J. Samuel Preus.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 228 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-224) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Spinoza's Theological Political Treatise (1670) is a landmark both in democratic political theory and in the history of biblical interpretation. Spinoza championed liberty of thought, speech and writing by discrediting the Bible as the standard for truth and a source of public law. Applying a new historical criticism, he showed that biblical teaching and law were irrelevant for a modern pluralist state and its intellectual life."--Jacket.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677-- Religion.
Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677., Tractatus theologico-politicus.
Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677.
Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677.
Spinoza, Benedictus de,1632-1677., Tractatus theologico-politicus.