Piety, Peace, and the Freedom to Philosophize

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Piety

   1. Front Matter

      Pages xiii-xiii

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   2. Faith Set Apart From Philosophy? Spinoza and Pascal

      • Richard Mason

      Pages 1-23

   3. Spinoza’s Account of Miracles

      • Lee C. Rice

      Pages 25-44

   4. Spinoza and the Light of Scripture

      • Charles Huenemann

      Pages 45-63

3. Peace

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Rereading the Tractatus theologico-politicus In Light of Benjamin’s “Theologico-Political Fragment”

      • Idit Dobbs-Weinstein

      Pages 67-89

   3. Power in the Tractatus theologico-politicus

      • Steven Barbone

      Pages 91-109

   4. Toleration and the Right to Resist in Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise: The Problem of Christ’s Disciples

      • Michael A. Rosenthal

      Pages 111-132

   5. Power, Politics, and Religion in Spinoza’s Political Thought

      • Douglas J. den Uyl

      Pages 133-158

   6. Body and the Body Politic in Spinoza’s

      • Martin D. Yaffe

      Pages 159-187

4. The Freedom to Philosophize

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189

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   2. How Jewish Was Spinoza?

      • Steven B. Smith

      Pages 191-208

   3. Did Spinoza Lie to His Landlady?

      • J. Thomas Cook

      Pages 209-231

   4. Spinoza, Philosophic Communication, and the Practice of Esotericism

      • Paul J. Bagley

      Pages 233-269

5. Back Matter

   Pages 271-293

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The 11 essays collected here have been composed by members of the North American Spinoza Society. They exhibit the fruits of the research, investigation and erudition of an array of established scholars and newer students whose interpretations of Spinoza's philosophical doctrines are receiving critical acclaim.
This is the first collection in the English language dedicated exclusively to topics, problems or questions raised by the teachings found in Baruch Spinoza's Tractatus theologico-politicus.
Divided into the themes of piety, peace, and the freedom to philosophize, the essays treat Spinoza's views on faith and philosophy, miracles, the light of Scripture, political power, religion, the state, the body politic, the idea of tolerance, and philosophic communication, as well as his connections to Walter Benjamin, Blaise Pascal, David Hume, and his Jewish heritage.
Readership: An excellent collection for students and scholars studying Spinoza, the history of early modern philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, and those concerned with theologico-political questions.

• Religion
• Spinoza
• freedom
• language
• philosophy
• political philosophy
• politics

• Loyola College of Maryland, Baltimore, USA

  Paul J. Bagley

Policies and ethics