The Age of Reason (Broadview Editions) - Softcover

Paine, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554810450 ISBN 13: 9781554810451

Publisher: Broadview Press, 2011

Synopsis

The Age of Reason is one of the most influential defences of Deism (the idea that God can be known without organized religion) ever written.

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Review:

"There are many editions of The Age of Reason available for students and modern readers. Kerry Walters' Broadview Edition is the best. It combines an astute introduction with up-to-the-moment bibliographic material. Walters also illuminates crucial aspects of the book and its arguments with hard-to-find contemporary documents that put Paine's work in an international context." - Bruce Kuklick, University of Pennsylvania

"Kerry Walters' new edition of Thomas Paine's Age of Reason, along with its collection of pre- and post-publication material, is an invaluable addition to the Paine library. Most impressive is Walters's eloquent and lucid introduction, which concisely places Paine's Deism in the greater context of the British and French Enlightenment. It is an indispensable edition for undergraduate and graduate students studying history, philosophy, the history of religion, and the psychology of social ideas." - Jack Fruchtman Jr., Towson University

From the Back Cover:

The Age of Reason is one of the most influential defences of Deism (the idea that God can be known without organized religion) ever written. This edition presents Part 1, Paine's controversial philosophical argument against revealed religion, with representative excerpts of his biblical analysis from Parts 2 and 3.

Appendices include numerous selections from Paine's other religious writing, his Deist influences, and his contemporary opposition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1554810450
• ISBN 13: 9781554810451
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 275
• Editor: Walters Kerry