The article analyses the relationship between religion and politics in Hobbes´s Leviathan. In the first place, the idea of religion and its place in his political philosophy is determined. In the second place, the institution of a Christian commonwealth and is foundation in the Scriptures is analyzed. In the third place, the reason why the best form of government for Hobbes is the absolute power of sovereigns on earth similar to God in Heavens. To finish with a criticism of Hobbes´s reception of Christianity.
Alfonso, J. (2018). Religion and Politics in Hobbes’s Leviathan. Revista De Filosofía, 74, pp. 5–20. Retrieved from https://revistaderechoambiental.uchile.cl/index.php/RDF/article/view/51870
