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God and Government in an 'Age of Reason'

Author : David Nicholls
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134982275
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book God and Government in an 'Age of Reason' written by David Nicholls and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this companion volume to Deity and Domination, David Nicholls broadens his examination of the relationship between religion and politics. Focusing on the images and concepts of God and the state predominant in eighteenth-century discourse, he shows how these were interrelated and reflect the language of the wider cultural contexts. Nicholls argues that the way a community pictures God will inevitably reflect (and also affect) its general understanding of authority, whether it be in state, in family or in other social institutions. Much language about God, for example, has a primarily political reference: in psalms, hymns and sermons God is called king, judge, lord, ruler and to him are ascribed might, majesty, dominion, power and sovereignty. But if political rhetoric is frequently incorporated into religious discourse, the reverse is also true: many key concepts of modern political theory are secularised theological concepts. In his consideration of this important and neglected relationship Nicholls sheds new light on religion and politics in the eighteenth century.

The Age of Reason

Author : Thomas Paine
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Reason written by Thomas Paine and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of Reason is an influential work by Thomas Paine that follows in the tradition of eighteenth-century British deism, and challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible. It presents common deistic arguments; for example, it highlights what Paine saw 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 the existence of a creator-God. The Age of Reason is divided into three sections. In Part I, Paine outlines his major arguments and personal creed. In Parts II and III he analyzes specific portions of the Bible in order to demonstrate that it is not the revealed word of God. Most of Paine's arguments had long been available to the educated elite, but by presenting them in an engaging and irreverent style, he made deism appealing and accessible to a mass audience. Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and he inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain. Paine's ideas reflected Enlightenment-era rhetoric of transnational human rights.

The Age of Reason

Author : Thomas Paine
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Age of Reason written by Thomas Paine and published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1877 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paine's years of study and reflection on the role of religion in society culminated with this, his final work. An attack on revealed religion from the deist point of view -- embodied by Paine's credo, "I believe in one God, and no more" -- its critical and objective examination of Old and New Testaments cites numerous contradictions.

The Age of Reason

Author : Thomas Paine
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Reason written by Thomas Paine and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1957 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paine's years of study and reflection on the role of religion in society culminated with this, his final work. An attack on revealed religion from the deist point of view -- embodied by Paine's credo, "I believe in one God, and no more" -- its critical and objective examination of Old and New Testaments cites numerous contradictions.

Resistance to Tyrants, Obedience to God

Author : Dustin A. Gish
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 073918220X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Resistance to Tyrants, Obedience to God written by Dustin A. Gish and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both reason and religion have been acknowledged by scholars to have had a profound impact on the foundation and formation of the American regime. But the significance, pervasiveness, and depth of that impact have also been disputed. While many have approached the American founding period with an interest in the influence of Enlightenment reason or Biblical religion, they have often assumed such influences to be exclusive, irreconcilable, or contradictory. Few scholarly works have sought to study the mutual influence of reason and religion as intertwined strands shaping the American historical and political experience at its founding. The purpose of the chapters in this volume, authored by a distinguished group of scholars in political science, intellectual history, literature, and philosophy, is to examine how this mutual influence was made manifest in the American Founding—especially in the writings, speeches, and thought of critical figures (Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Charles Carroll), and in later works by key interpreters of the American Founding (Alexis de Tocqueville and Abraham Lincoln). Taken as a whole, then, this volume does not attempt to explain away the potential opposition between religion and reason in the American mind of the late eighteenth- and early nineteenth- centuries, but instead argues that there is a uniquely American perspective and political thought that emerges from this tension. The chapters gathered here, individually and collectively, seek to illuminate the animating affect of this tension on the political rhetoric, thought, and history of the early American period. By taking seriously and exploring the mutual influence of these two themes in creative tension, rather than seeing them as diametrically opposed or as mutually exclusive, this volume thus reveals how the pervasiveness and resonance of Biblical narratives and religion supported and infused Enlightened political discourse and action at the Founding, thereby articulating the complementarity of reason and religion during this critical period.

The Reason for God

Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101217650
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Reason for God written by Timothy Keller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-02-14 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller people can believe in—by "a pioneer of the new urban Christians" (Christianity Today) and the "C.S. Lewis for the 21st century" (Newsweek). Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics, and even ardent believers, have about religion. Using literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and potent reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. To true believers he offers a solid platform on which to stand their ground against the backlash to religion created by the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics, he provides a challenging argument for pursuing the reason for God.

God, Government, and the Road to Tyranny

Author : Phil Fernandes
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1591602688
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book God, Government, and the Road to Tyranny written by Phil Fernandes and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Age of Reason

Author : Thomas Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Age of Reason written by Thomas Paine and published by . This book was released on 1794 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Discourses on the Providence and Government of God. By Newcome Cappe

Author : Newcome Cappe
Publisher : Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781379508342
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Discourses on the Providence and Government of God. By Newcome Cappe written by Newcome Cappe and published by Gale Ecco, Print Editions. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T112761 With a half-title. London: printed for J. Johnson, 1795. xx,231, [1]p.; 8°

The Age of Reason

Author : Thomas Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780368874529
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (745 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Reason written by Thomas Paine and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the ideological father of the American Revolution, this work challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible, using a chapter-by-chapter critical analysis of the Old and New Testaments which reveals the many contradictions, absurdities, and obvious lies contained therein. It also lays out the basis for Deism, the belief in a creative force, or nature, rather than a supernatural being. The work was a bestseller in the revolutionary-era United States, where it caused a deistic revival. Many of the leading American Revolutionary figures such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were confirmed Deists, and Paine's writings are the single greatest reason why the American Constitution only referred to a "God" and a "Creator" while specifically eschewing any mention of Christianity, and why the First Amendment explicitly forbid the establishment of any official church or creed. Paine did not shirk from identifying Judaism as being the origin of Christianity, and was scorching in his criticism of Jews in particular: "Could we permit ourselves to suppose that the Almighty would distinguish any nation of people by the name of his chosen people, we must suppose that people to have been an example to all the rest of the world of the purest piety and humanity, and not such a nation of ruffians and cut-throats as the ancient Jews were, -a people who, corrupted by and copying after such monsters and imposters as Moses and Aaron, Joshua, Samuel, and David, had distinguished themselves above all others on the face of the known earth for barbarity and wickedness." An intellectual tour de force, often suppressed and once officially banned by the British government, this edition has been completely reset and contains the complete original text.

The Enlightenment and Religion

Author : S. J. Barnett
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719067419
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book The Enlightenment and Religion written by S. J. Barnett and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication offers a critical survey of religious change and its causes in 18th-century Europe. Focusing on the Enlightenment in Italy, France and England, the text illustrates how the canonical view of 18th-century religious change has in reality been constructed upon scant evidence and assumption.

Women, Feminism and Religion in Early Enlightenment England

Author : Sarah Apetrei
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521513960
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Women, Feminism and Religion in Early Enlightenment England written by Sarah Apetrei and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-22 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering study of the origins of feminist thought in late seventeenth-century England.

God and the Constitution

Author : Paul A. Marshall
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742522480
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book God and the Constitution written by Paul A. Marshall and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that Christians can and should approach politics in a way informed by faith. Draws upon traditions of both Catholic and Protestant political thought to analyze the ways in which religion influences our understanding of power, justice, and democracy. [book cover].

The Age of Reason

Author : Thomas Paine
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781517408626
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Reason written by Thomas Paine and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology, a deistic treatise written by eighteenth-century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, critiques institutionalized religion and challenges the inerrancy 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 the 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. The Age of Reason is not atheistic, but deistic: it promotes natural religion and argues for a creator-God. Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to [email protected] This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via [email protected]

The Age of Reason

Author : Thomas Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1406822884
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Reason written by Thomas Paine and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Age of Reason Illustrated

Author : Thomas Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Reason Illustrated written by Thomas Paine and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology is a work by English and American political activist Thomas Paine, arguing for the philosophical position of deism. It follows in the tradition of 18th-century British deism, and challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible. It was published in three parts in 1794, 1795, and 1807.It was a best-seller in the United States, where it caused a short-lived deistic revival. British audiences, 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 saw 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 a divinely-inspired text. It promotes natural religion and argues for the existence of a creator-god.Most of Paine's arguments had long been available to the educated elite, but by presenting them in an engaging and irreverent style, he made deism appealing and accessible to the masses. Originally distributed as unbound pamphlets, the book was also cheap, putting it within the reach of a large number of buyers. Fearing the spread of what it viewed as potentially-revolutionary ideas, the British government prosecuted printers and booksellers who tried to publish and distribute it. Nevertheless, Paine's work inspired and guided many free thinkers.

New Approaches to Religion and the Enlightenment

Author : Brett C. McInelly
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1683931629
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book New Approaches to Religion and the Enlightenment written by Brett C. McInelly and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Enlightenment, an eighteenth-century philosophical and cultural movement that swept through Western Europe, has often been characterized as a mostly secular phenomenon that ultimately undermined religious authority and belief, and eventually gave way to the secularization of Western society and to modernity. To whatever extent the Enlightenment can be credited with giving birth to modern Western culture, historians in more recent years have aptly demonstrated that the Enlightenment hardly singled the death knell of religion. Not only did religion continue to occupy a central pace in political, social, and private life throughout the eighteenth century, but it shaped the Enlightenment project itself in significant and meaningful ways. The thinkers and philosophers normally associated with the Enlightenment, to be sure, challenged state-sponsored church authority and what they perceived as superstitious forms of belief and practice, but they did not mount a campaign to undermine religion generally. A more productive approach to understanding religion in the age of Enlightenment, then, is to examine the ways the Enlightenment informed religious belief and practice during the period as well as the ways religion influenced the Enlightenment and to do so from a range of disciplinary perspectives, which is the goal of this collection. The chapters document the intersections of religious and Enlightenment ideas in such areas as theology, the natural sciences, politics, the law, art, philosophy, and literature.