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Positive Deism Store
We have a paperback version of Modern Age of Reason available for purchase at our Positive Deism Store
HERE.
From the back cover:
"Thomas Paine, who was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, held to a religious philosophy called 'Deism'. 'Age of Reason' was the book he wrote to share his reason-based theological beliefs with the world. The book was written in the 18th century, so we have paraphrased Mr. Paine's classic work into modern English in order to make it more accessible to modern-day readers."
Purchase of this paperback, and other items in the store, will help support the Positive Deism website.
Deism in a Nutshell
It seems like the first thing people
want to know about Deism is "What are the tenets of Deism?", or "What
do Deists believe?". These are rather tough questions,
since Deism really doesn't have a set of tenets per se. So
rather than have a list of specific beliefs, we are including here a
list of guidelines that describe a general tendency that Deists have
with regard to various aspects of their beliefs.
| Belief in God: |
Yes |
| Foundation for Belief: | Reason |
| Basis for Belief: | Nature and Experience |
| Relationship with God: | Abstract and Impersonal |
| Nature of God: | Generally Incomprehensible (individualized and based on Reason) |
| Morality: | Humanist/Utilitarian - Generally based on Reason and The Golden Rule |
| Communication with God: | Private Revelation – Rejection of Special Revelation (individualized based on Reason) |
| Rights of Man: | Natural Law |
| God's Involvement: | Varying Degrees of interaction from mere observance to guidance but must remain within laws of nature |
| Purpose of Life: | To honor God by using our God-given reason to act in such a way as to secure human happiness and contentment |
| Afterlife: |
Skeptical and non-dogmatic about it's existence, but "hope"
there is one. |