The Age of Reason : Part I & II (Paperback)

from lunaverse

This classic book was hugely controversial in its time. Deism (the concept that there is a God, but no one knows anything about him) existed before this book, but this was the first layman's introduction to the philosophy. Thomas Paine, author of the historically important "Common Sense", endured...

from Atomicmutant

This book is a revelation (irony intended). Having read about Paine, his participation in the birth of the United States, and his incarceration at the hands of the French Revolutionaries, I had a fair idea of his theses and the strength of his Deistic convictions. Having known that, the clarity a...

from datrappert

Just re-read this on my Kindle after first reading it perhaps 25 years ago. It is still a wonderfully persuasive demolition of any shred of veracity that the Bible might cling to. The first part, where Paine is working without the aid of a Bible on hand, is a bit general, but shows his impeccable...

from JoniMFisher

I read this in college. The second time reading it, I was even more awed by the insightfulness of Paine. His view of politics is just as relevant today as it was when he wrote it. Sad that history keeps repeating the same political experiments, with new generations expecting different results.

from CarlaR

Thomas Paine was a most thoughtful and insightful man. He points out the fallacies in religion to make a good argument for freethought. These issues have been argued for many years and continue to be argued today. I find that "The Age of Reason" is a good foundation for most theological coversati...