Hobbes’ God is Hidden and Idle
This article argues that Hobbes’ contradictory references to God can be resolved if viewed through the lens of two prominent conceptualizations of God – the Reformist hidden God (deus absconditus) and the Epicurean idle God (deus otiosus). Contrary to scholars who argue that Hobbes’ God does not exi...
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2022
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Political theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 23, Issue: 8, Pages: 768-781 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hobbes, Thomas 1588-1679, Leviathan
/ Deus absconditus
/ Zurückgezogenheit
/ Trinity
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IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history NBC Doctrine of God |
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Sovereignty
B deus otiosus B Hobbes B Reformist theology B Leviathan B Epicureanism B Deus absconditus |
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