Obedience as Faith: Spinoza’s Purification of Theology in Tractatus Theologico-Politicus

• In Event: Religion, the Individual, and Belief in Politics

Brief Overview

In Tractatus Theologico-Politicus, Spinoza posits a view of theology as ultimately a means of achieving obedience. In constructing his view that theology and philosophy can coexist in mutual benefit, did Spinoza strip theology of itself?

Author

• Lila Lee Hearn, University of Nevada, Las Vegas