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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 has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Age of Reason authored Thomas Paine[3].
  • The Age of Reason's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Age of Reason's genre is essay[5].
  • The Age of Reason's Commons category is recorded as The Age of Reason[6].
  • The Age of Reason's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Age of Reason was released on 1794[8].
  • The Age of Reason was released on 1795[9].
  • The Age of Reason was published on 1807[10].
  • The Age of Reason's main subject is deism[11].
  • The Age of Reason's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Age of Reason'}[12].
  • The Age of Reason's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology'}[13].
  • 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.'}[14].
  • 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.'}[15].
  • The Age of Reason's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].
  • The Age of Reason's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].

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Authorship and Creation

The Age of Reason authored Thomas Paine[3].

Publication

Publication dates include 1794[8], 1795[9], and 1807[10]. The Age of Reason's language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is essay[5].

Subject and Themes

The Age of Reason's main subject is deism[11].

Why It Matters

The Age of Reason has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

literary work public domain Thomas Paine

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Main subject → deism
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Publication date → +1794-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1795-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1807-00-00T00:00:00Z
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