Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 649 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.) Reading ease score: 55.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Philosophy and religion Political science Rationalism BL JC Text Atheism Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 449846 2025-07-02T08:31:10.787012 text/html 454420 2021-03-20T14:34:20 text/html 291764 2025-07-02T08:31:19.208044 application/epub+zip 293403 2025-07-02T08:31:14.596036 application/epub+zip 242039 2025-07-02T08:31:13.204017 application/epub+zip 575366 2025-07-02T08:31:22.795049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552155 2025-07-02T08:31:18.352991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315433 2022-09-02T11:32:07.448392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435312 2025-07-02T08:31:10.374071 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 435118 2021-03-20T14:48:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20553 2025-07-02T08:31:22.926968 application/rdf+xml 26420 2025-07-02T08:31:13.709002 image/jpeg 4866 2025-07-02T08:31:13.458025 image/jpeg 154015 2021-03-20T14:48:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 155928 2021-06-05T00:03:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 266095 2025-07-02T08:31:10.820055 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia