Brayton Polka is Professor of Humanities Emeritus and Senior Scholar at York University (in Toronto, Canada) and the author of numerous studies in philosophy, religion, literature, and music.

In Between Philosophy and Religion Volumes I and II, Brayton Polka examines Spinoza's three major works-on religion, politics, and ethics-in order to show that his thought is at once biblical and modern. Indeed, Polka argues that Spinoza is biblical only insofar as he is understood to be one of the great philosophers of modernity and that he is modern only when it is understood that he is unique in making the interpretation of the Bible central to philosophy and philosophy central to the interpretation of the Bible. This book and its companion volume are essential reading for any scholar of Spinoza.

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Challenge of Spinoza to Modernity Chapter 2 The Bible and Hermeneutics Chapter 3 The Ontological Argument and Modernity: The Relationship Between Thought and Existence Chapter 4 Conclusion: Hermeneutics and Ontology Chapter 5 Appendix 1: Critical Commentary on Works Relating to Spinoza, the Bible, and Modernity Chapter 6 Appendix 2: Strauss on the Bible, Philosophy, and Modernity Chapter 7 Bibliography Chapter 8 Index