Nadler, Steven <br/><br/>
A book forged in hell  : Spinoza's scandalous treatise and the birth of the secular age 
/ Steven Nadler 
 - Princeton, NJ  : Princeton University Press  , 2011 
 - 279 p.  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published--'godless,' 'full of abominations,' 'a book forged in hell . . . by the devil himself.' Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday morality, and its author was almost universally regarded as a religious subversive and political radical who sought to spread atheism throughout Europe.  In A Book Forged in Hell, Steven Nadler tells the fascinating story of this extraordinary book: its radical claims and their background in the philosophical, religious, and political tensions of the Dutch Golden Age, as well as the vitriolic reaction these ideas inspired. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691139890 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Spinoza, Benedictus de , 1632-1977 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Philosophy and religion<br/>Religion and politics
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>199.492 NAD