Machiavelli's Three Romes: Religion, Human Liberty, and Politics Reformed

Machiavelli's ambiguous treatment of religion has fueled a contentious and long-standing debate among scholars. Whereas some insist that Machiavelli is a Christian, others maintain he is a pagan. Sullivan mediates between these divergent views by arguing that he is neither but that he utilizes elements of both understandings arrayed in a wholly new way. In this illuminating study, Sullivan shows Machiavelli's thought to be a highly original response to what he understood to be the crisis of his times. -- "Choice"

• | Author: Vickie B. Sullivan
• | Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• | Publication Date: January 15, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 252 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1501747843
• | ISBN-13: 9781501747847