| The Age of Reason Contributor(s): Paine, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 148103135X ISBN-13: 9781481031356 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 211.5 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.50 lbs) 148 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology by Thomas Paineis a deistic pamphlet, written by eighteenth-century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, that criticizes institutionalized religion and challenges the legitimacy of the Bible. Published in three parts in 1794, 1795, and 1807, it was a bestseller in America, where it caused a short-lived deistic revival. British audiences, however, fearing increased political radicalism as a result of the French Revolution, received it with more hostility. The Age of Reason presents common deistic arguments; for example, it highlights what Paine perceives as corruption of the Christian Church and criticizes its efforts to acquire political power. Paine advocates reason in the place of revelation, leading him to reject miracles and to view the Bible as an ordinary piece of literature rather than as a divinely inspired text. It promotes natural religion and argues for a creator-God. |