Although these arguments were commonly known amongst the educated elite, Paine wrote in simple and irreverent prose that was easily accessible to a mass audience. Paine argued against religion as it is revealed in the Bible, but he argued just as strongly for a Deistic religion and a Creator of Reason.
Carlile charged one shilling and sixpence for the work, and the first run of 1, copies sold out in a month. He immediately published a second edition of 3, copies. The prosecutions surrounding the printing of The Age of Reason in Britain continued for thirty years after its initial release and encompassed numerous publishers as well as over a hundred booksellers. Summary by JoeD and wikipedia For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats if available , please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox. Reviewer: deansidney - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 7, Subject: Excellent! The Age of Reason is a brilliant work that stands on it's own.
Common Sense Thomas Paine. Rights of Man Thomas Paine. Two Treatises of Government John Locke. Emile Jean-Jacques Rousseau. On the Shortness of Life Seneca. The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology is a deistic pamphlet, written by eighteenth-century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, that criticizes institutionalized religion and challenges the legitimacy of the Bible, the central sacred text of Christianity.
Published in three parts in , , and , it was a bestseller in the United States, 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 what Paine saw as corruption of the Christian Church and criticizes its efforts to acquire political power. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass.
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