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The Age of Reason
by Thomas Paine
Published in the United States of America
This is an 1889 printing of Thomas Paine's The Age of
Reason, Parts I and II. Thomas Paine was one of the most
influential people, not only of the American Revolution, but of his time
as a whole. Paine was a contributor to The Declaration of
Independence, was Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the First
American Congress, was a member of the National Convention of
France, and of course his Common Sense was the book that
inspired the American Revolution. Thomas Paine was also a highly
influential inspirational writer during the American Revolution.
In The Age of Reason Paine declared that he did
not believe in any religion and that all religions are institutions
established for the enslavement of mankind. Paine went on to strongly
criticize the Bible and document many fallacies in the Bible, as well as
giving an excellent account of how the Christian religion developed from
its early pagan roots, an analysis which still holds weight to this very
day. Paine denied the truth of the story of Christ's birth and of his
resurrection.
I am including here the first few pages of the Age of
Reason, as well as the last page. The last page is significant because
you will recognize the manner in which Paine refers to his concept of
god, as "the Creator", those famous words in The Declaration of
Independence. Paine also made common use of the phrase "God of
Nature" or "Nature's God", a phrase also found in The Declaration.
In addition to this, I have included all of the back pages
of this publication, which are advertisements for other books by the
same publisher.
The Age of Reason
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