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The Age of Reason

English-language compilation of deistic pamphlets by Thomas Paine; accuses that the Christian Church is corrupt, rejects miracles and the sanctity of the Bible, promotes natural religion and argues for a creator-god and reason in favor of revelation
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The Age of Reason

Summary

The Age of Reason is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Age of Reason authored Thomas Paine[3].
  • The Age of Reason's image is recorded as PaineAgeReason.png[4].
  • The Age of Reason's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Age of Reason's genre is recorded as essay[6].
  • The Age of Reason's Commons category is recorded as The Age of Reason[7].
  • The Age of Reason's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Age of Reason's publication date is recorded as +1794-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • The Age of Reason's publication date is recorded as +1795-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • The Age of Reason's publication date is recorded as +1807-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Age of Reason's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07pl6[12].
  • The Age of Reason's main subject is recorded as deism[13].
  • The Age of Reason's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Age-of-Reason[14].
  • The Age of Reason's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Age of Reason'}[15].
  • The Age of Reason's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology'}[16].
  • The Age of Reason's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It has been my intention, for several years past, to publish my thoughts upon religion; I am well aware of the difficulties that attend the subject, and from that consideration, had reserved it to a more advanced period of life. I intended it to be the last offering I should make to my fellow‐citizens of all nations, and that at a time when the purity of the motive that induced me to it could not admit of a question, even by those who might disapprove the work.'}[17].
  • The Age of Reason's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I here close the subject. I have shewn in all the foregoing parts of this work that the Bible and Testament are impositions and forgeries; and I leave the evidence I have produced in proof of it to be refuted, if any one can do it; and I leave the ideas that are suggested in the conclusion of the work to rest on the mind of the reader; certain as I am that when opinions are free, either in matters of government or religion, truth will finally and powerfully prevail.'}[18].
  • The Age of Reason's Quora topic ID is recorded as The-Age-of-Reason[19].
  • The Age of Reason's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • The Age of Reason's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].

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Works and Contributions

The Age of Reason authored Thomas Paine[3].

Why It Matters

The Age of Reason ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

literary work public domain Thomas Paine

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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