The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of Reason by Paine
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"The Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine is a deistic work published in three parts between 1794 and 1807. Paine challenges institutionalized religion and the Bible's legitimacy, arguing for reason over revelation and rejecting miracles as divine proof. He advocates for natural religion and belief in a creator god while criticizing what he saw as the Christian Church's corruption and political ambitions. Written in an engaging, irreverent style, Paine made deistic arguments
accessible to ordinary readers, sparking both revival and fierce controversy across America and Britain. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907 |
| Title | The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of Reason |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Reason |
| Credits | Norman M. Wolcott and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism |
| LoC Class | JC: Political science: Political theory |
| Subject | Philosophy and religion |
| Subject | Political science |
| Subject | Rationalism |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3743 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Mar 20, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1218 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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