In the Shadow of Leviathan

'This is a major scholarly contribution, and among many important contributions of this extremely valuable new book by one of the most important interpreters of Hobbes, and now also of Locke.' John Marshall, Hobbes Studies
'In the Shadow of Leviathan is a worthy sequel to Jeffrey Collins's outstanding 2005 book, The Allegiance of Thomas Hobbes ... Among the many virtues of Collins's book, the most impressive is his meticulous examination of the historical context in which the shift in Locke's thinking occurred. In a time in which many academic books are written too hastily, it is satisfying to read a work that is clearly the product of many years of painstaking research. Political theorists, in particular, will find that they have much to learn - as this one did - from Collins's thorough examination of the debates and political dynamics of the Interregnum and especially the Restoration.' Devin Stauffer, The Review of Politics
'A definitive and transformative study.' E. J. Eisenach, Choice
'... Collins's consistently brilliant reading of Hobbes and Locke through the lens of 'the Restoration toleration wars' provides a vital reminder of the inadequacy of toleration, in and of itself, as the interpretive key to the ecclesiastical politics of the era.' Brent S. Sirota, Journal of British Studies
'... In the Shadow of Leviathan is an important work of scholarship from which no one can fail to learn a great deal. It is to be hoped that it will stimulate other scholars to rescue the relationship between Locke and Hobbes from a period of anomalous and wholly undeserved neglect.' Nicholas Jolley, Journal of the History of Philosophy
'Jeffrey Collins has written a hulk of a book, one carrying not an ounce of fat. Erudite and forensic, it is a challenging read. But it is also a book that shows what intellectual history at its very best can do ...' Robert G. Ingram, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
'... Jeffrey R. Collins's magnificent study In the Shadow of Leviathan: John Locke and the Politics of Conscience invites us to set aside these familiar configurations in a favor of a more nuanced set of intellectual and political affiliations and disaffiliations ...' Brent S. Sirota, Journal of British Studies