The Tractatus Theologico-Politicus and the Dutch: Spinoza’s Intervention in the Political-Religious Controversies of the Dutch Republic

This paper outlines the Dutch background of Tractatus theologico-politicus (TTP) and aims to contribute a deeper understanding Theological-Political Treatise. It reads Spinoza’s first main work published anonymously as an intervention in many political-religious controversies, which began 1579 ravaged Republic during century its history. The three topics these controversies are also focus TTP: I. freedom philosophize; II. relation between Church State, III. nature public religion, is defined by minimal creed. These were familiar contemporary reader. TTP appears give theoretical account what theological-political practice was days Spinoza.