{"product_id":"9781782047339","title":"Machiavelli's Gospel: The Critique of Christianity in \"The Prince\"","description":"The leading interpretations of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e focus on Machiavelli's historical context, but they give little attention to the source on which the moral and political thought of Machiavelli's sixteenth century was based, the Christian Bible. In this study of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, William Parsons plumbs Machiavelli's allusions to the Bible, along with his statements on the Church, and shows that Machiavelli was a careful reader of the Bible and an astute observer of the Church. On this basis Parsons contends that Machiavelli's teaching in \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e is instructively compared with that ofthe Church's teacher, Jesus Christ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Parsons thus undertakes what recent interpreters of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e have not done: contrast Machiavelli's advice with the teaching of Christ. The result is a new reading of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, revealing in Machiavelli's political thought a systematic critique of the New Testament and its model for human life, Christ. In this commentary on one of thegreatest works on politics ever written, Parsons not only challenges the most recent interpretations of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e but also sheds new light on the classic interpretation that Machiavelli was ateacher of immorality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  William Parsons is associate professor of political science at Carroll College.","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170940993776,"sku":"9781782047339","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782047339_p0.jpg?v=1763718230","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782047339","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}