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The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of Reason

Thomas Paine

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 180 pages

The Age of Reason is a two-part collection of essays in which Thomas Paine examines Christian doctrine and the Bible, arguing for a rational, deistic faith. Written during the Enlightenment, it offers a clear example of period arguments about reason, revelation, and organized religion.

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The Writings of
Thomas Paine
The Age of Reason — Part I and II
by Thomas Paine
Collected And Edited By Moncure Daniel Conway
VOLUME IV.
(1796)
Contents
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION

THE AGE OF REASON — PART I
CHAPTER I. THE AUTHOR’S PROFESSION OF FAITH
CHAPTER II. OF MISSIONS AND REVELATIONS
CHAPTER III. CONCERNING THE CHARACTER OF JESUS CHRIST,
AND HIS HISTORY
CHAPTER IV. OF THE BASES OF CHRISTIANITY
CHAPTER V. EXAMINATION IN DETAIL OF THE PRECEDING BASES
CHAPTER VI. OF THE TRUE THEOLOGY
CHAPTER VII. EXAMINATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
CHAPTER VIII. OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
CHAPTER IX. IN WHAT THE TRUE REVELATION CONSISTS
CHAPTER X. CONCERNING GOD, AND THE LIGHTS CAST ON HIS
EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES BY THE BIBLE
CHAPTER XI. OF THE THEOLOGY OF THE CHRISTIANS; AND THE
TRUE THEOLOGY
CHAPTER XII. THE EFFECTS OF CHRISTIANISM ON EDUCATION;
PROPOSED REFORMS
CHAPTER XIII. COMPARISON OF CHRISTIANISM WITH THE
RELIGIOUS IDEAS INSPIRED BY NATURE
CHAPTER XIV. SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSE
CHAPTER XV. ADVANTAGES OF THE EXISTENCE OF MANY
WORLDS IN EACH SOLAR SYSTEM
CHAPTER XVI. APPLICATION OF THE PRECEDING TO THE SYSTEM
OF THE CHRISTIANS
CHAPTER XVII. OF THE MEANS EMPLOYED IN ALL TIME, AND
ALMOST UNIVERSALLY, TO DECEIVE THE PEOPLES
RECAPITULATION
THE AGE OF REASON — PART II
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. THE OLD TESTAMENT
CHAPTER II. THE NEW TESTAMENT
CHAPTER III. CONCLUSION

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Contents

  1. The Writings of Thomas Paine
  2. The Age of Reason — Part I and II
  3. Collected And Edited By Moncure Daniel Conway
  4. VOLUME IV.
  5. Contents
  6. EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
  7. THE AGE OF REASON — PART I
  8. CHAPTER I. THE AUTHOR’S PROFESSION OF FAITH.
  9. CHAPTER II. OF MISSIONS AND REVELATIONS.
  10. CHAPTER III. CONCERNING THE CHARACTER OF JESUS CHRIST, AND HIS HISTORY.
  11. CHAPTER IV. OF THE BASES OF CHRISTIANITY.
  12. CHAPTER V. EXAMINATION IN DETAIL OF THE PRECEDING BASES.
  13. CHAPTER VI. OF THE TRUE THEOLOGY.
  14. CHAPTER VII. EXAMINATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
  15. CHAPTER VIII. OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
  16. CHAPTER IX. IN WHAT THE TRUE REVELATION CONSISTS.
  17. CHAPTER X. CONCERNING GOD, AND THE LIGHTS CAST ON HIS EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES BY THE BIBLE.
  18. CHAPTER XI. OF THE THEOLOGY OF THE CHRISTIANS; AND THE TRUE THEOLOGY.
  19. CHAPTER XII. THE EFFECTS OF CHRISTIANISM ON EDUCATION; PROPOSED REFORMS
  20. CHAPTER XIII. COMPARISON OF CHRISTIANISM WITH THE RELIGIOUS IDEAS INSPIRED BY NATURE
  21. CHAPTER XIV. SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSE.
  22. CHAPTER XV. ADVANTAGES OF THE EXISTENCE OF MANY WORLDS IN EACH SOLAR SYSTEM
  23. CHAPTER XVI. APPLICATION OF THE PRECEDING TO THE SYSTEM OF THE CHRISTIANS
  24. CHAPTER XVII. OF THE MEANS EMPLOYED IN ALL TIME, AND ALMOST UNIVERSALLY, TO DECEIVE THE PEOPLES
  25. RECAPITULATION
  26. THE AGE OF REASON - PART II
  27. PREFACE
  28. CHAPTER I. THE OLD TESTAMENT
  29. CHAPTER II. THE NEW TESTAMENT
  30. CHAPTER III. CONCLUSION

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