Machiavelli's God
How Machiavelli''s Christianity shaped his political thought
To many readers of The Prince, Machiavelli appears to be deeply un-Christian or even anti-Christian, a cynic who thinks rulers should use religion only to keep their subjects in check. But in Machiavelli''s God, Maurizio Viroli, one of the world''s leading authorities on Machiavelli, argues that Machiavelli, far from opposing Christianity...
How Machiavelli''s Christianity shaped his political thought
To many readers of The Prince, Machiavelli appears to be deeply un-Christian or even anti-Christian, a cynic who thinks rulers should use religion only to keep their subjects in check. But in Machiavelli''s God, Maurizio Viroli, one of the world''s leading authorities on Machiavelli, argues that Machiavelli, far from opposing Christianity...
