Religion, Politics and Thomas Hobbes

Takes up the thorny question of Hobbes' theology and its impact on his theory of governmentEssays focus on Hobbes' distinction between natural and revealed religion to explain interpretive difficulties that have thus far resisted solutionPresents new insights into Hobbes' thinking on such topics as superstition, the role of the king as priest, "true religion" and the death of the soulIncludes the author's translation of the 1668 Appendix to the Latin Leviathan, newly revised and hitherto difficult to obtainSeeks to advance our thinking about religion and politics in Hobbes beyond current impasses