Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 628 Paine, Thomas 1737 1809 Pain, Thomas Conway, Moncure Daniel 1832 1907 Conway, M. D. (Moncure Daniel) The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of Reason Norman M. Wolcott and David Widger "The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine is a philosophical work that explores religious criticism, written during the late 18th century. This volume delves into Paine's views on theology, particularly addressing Christianity and the nature of religious beliefs, advocating for reason over faith. At the start of "The Age of Reason," the author articulates his intentions to discuss religion candidly, prompted by societal changes in revolutionary France, where religious institutions faced upheaval. Paine presents a clear profession of faith in one God while vehemently rejecting established dogmas of all major religions, viewing them as human constructs designed to control and deceive people. He emphasizes the importance of using reason to guide beliefs about divinity, asserting that true revelation can be found in nature rather than in scripture. This opening lays a foundation for a critical examination of the Bible, its teachings, and the theological principles that stem from religious traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philosophy and religion Political science Rationalism BL JC Text Atheism Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 449709 449816 2024-10-02T09:46:55.565244 2023-10-02T08:41:28.635889 text/html text/html 454420 2021-03-20T14:34:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii 155928 2021-06-05T00:03:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 291718 2024-10-02T09:47:04.872642 application/epub+zip 293442 2024-10-02T09:46:59.740680 application/epub+zip 242078 2024-10-02T09:46:58.245190 application/epub+zip 575482 2024-10-02T09:47:08.859664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552155 2024-10-02T09:47:03.911691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315433 2022-09-02T11:32:07.448392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435312 435295 2024-10-02T09:46:55.030214 2023-10-02T08:41:28.224892 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 435118 2021-03-20T14:48:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 154015 2021-03-20T14:48:53 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21413 2024-10-02T09:47:08.995633 application/rdf+xml 26420 2024-10-02T09:46:58.803677 image/jpeg 4866 2024-10-02T09:46:58.522166 image/jpeg 266052 2024-10-02T09:46:55.604232 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia