Spinoza’s Defense of Democracy and the Emergence of Secularism

Prof. Stephen Strehle’s recent study suggests that modern politics is informed by secularism, which tends to promote hostility toward religion and the desire to purge religion from the public sphere. This essay considers one of the founding documents of secularism and modern political thought, Spino...

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Main Author: Steven H. Frankel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/11/1101