{"product_id":"the-age-of-reason-being-an-investigation-of-true-and-fabulous-theology-paperback","title":"The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Paine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMoncure Daniel Conway\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst, declared Thomas Paine, adding, every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks to pursue us into eternity. Paine's years of study and reflection on the role of religion in society culminated with his final work, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Reason.\u003c\/i\u003e This coolly reasoned polemic influenced religious thinking throughout the world at the dawn of the nineteenth century, and its resonance remains undiminished by time. \u003cbr\u003eThe selfsame humanist and egalitarian views that made Paine a popular figure of the American Revolution brought him into frequent conflict with political authorities. Parts of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e were written in a French jail, where Paine was confined for his opposition to the execution of Louis XVI. An atack on revealed religion from the deist point of view -- embodied by Paine's credo, I believe in one God, and no more -- this work undertakes a hitherto unheard-of approach to Bible study. Its critical and objective examination of Old and New Testatments cites nemerous contradictions as evidence against literal interpretations of the text. Well articulated and eminently readable, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Reason \u003c\/i\u003eis a classic of free thought. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.22 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51495900283168,"sku":"9780486433936","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/a3377bb291b39b6c589eb90e8b20377e.webp?v=1776531372","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/the-age-of-reason-being-an-investigation-of-true-and-fabulous-theology-paperback","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}