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The Human Jesus and Christian Deism
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Topical articles explaining the meaning, history, and tenets of Christian Deism.
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Life's Message
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A monotheistic religion based on transcendent moral principle.
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Deism101US
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Collection of downloadable writings on skepticism, divine revelation, and ethics as well as works by Thomas Paine.
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Of the Religion of Deism Compared with the Christian Religion
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From the Modern History Sourcebook: A brief comparative analysis by Thomas Paine.
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Enlightenment Glossary: Deism
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Article discusses origins and cultural influences.
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Thoemmes.com: Charles Blount
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Short biography of the life and accomplishments of this early English Deist.
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ReligiousTolerance.org: Deism
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Definition, history, quotes, and bibliography.
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Deism and Reason
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Surveys and espouses traditional Deism. E-text resources and Deist quotations.
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How a Catholic Priest Turned Deist
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Father Raymond Fontaine describes why he left the Roman Catholic Church and now leans toward Deism.
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Abraham Lincoln: Deist and Admirer of Thomas Paine
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Chapter from the book "Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents," by Franklin Steiner (1936). Relates opinions of Lincoln's friends and biographers regarding the nature of his belief.
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Kant's Theistic Solution
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Essay by Stephen Palmquist proposes that Kant is better classified as a Theist than as a Deist.
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Cambridge History: The Deistical Controversy in English Theology
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Historical survey of the main proponents and their literature.
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Deism Advocated in the Bible
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Series of articles finds strains of Deism in some books of the Bible.
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Rise and Fall of English Deism
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Essay by Cky J. Carrigan provides historical survey, discusses proponents and main tenets, and analyzes its demise.
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The Light
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Original articles by Vynn Roehm extolling the reasonable, immutable nature of God as revealed in creation. Annotated reading list.
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Einstein on a Personal God
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Excerpts illustrating belief in a supreme moral code while denying a personal God.
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Joseph Butler
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James Kiefer discusses Butler's arguments against Deism.
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Hume and the American Deists on Miracles
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Essay by James Dye discusses David Hume's influence on the Deism of Ethan Allen, Thomas Paine, and Elihu Palmer.
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Positive Deism
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Promotes Deism and its beliefs with articles, forum, and chat.
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Deism and the Enlightenment
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Class lecture notes and recommended readings.
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Four Discourses
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Portion of 1798 work by Samuel McCorkle arguing the superiority of Christianity to Deism.
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Alternative Perspectives: Separating God from Religion
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Affirms God as the Creator of the universe and its laws, disaffirms religion as man-made myths and rituals.
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Jill Neimark: Edward O. Wilson Interview
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Wilson calls himself a provisional Deist, affirming the likelihood of a prime mover.
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The Origins of Deism
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Lecture by Terry Matthews traces the course and development of Deism.
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PanenDeism.com
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Introduction and FAQ. Proposing that all reality exists within Deity and in process with Deity.
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The Deist's Reply
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1836 book by Lysander Spooner argues against the miracles of Jesus as found in the Gospels.
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Deist Information
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Stephen Zinn explains how he came to believe in Deism. Primer and chronology.
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Jewish Encyclopedia: Deism
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Brief survey of English Deists, the influences in philosophy of Moses Mendelssohn, and the Talmud's rejection of the concept.
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Open Your Eyes
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Defends Deism and theistic evolution, examines issues of Biblical errancy.
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Five Points of Deism
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Slideshow on the characteristics of the Enlightenment and Deism.
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Bibliomania: A Refutation of Deism
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Short prose by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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Deism, French
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Brief historical survey of the development of Deism in France, as espoused by Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau.
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English Deism (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Reference on Deism in England.
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Telic 21
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Promoting Process Deism which emphasizes evolutionary progress.
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Atheist Becomes Theist
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Interview with former Atheist Antony Flew about his belief in Deism and the possibility of Theism.
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Modern Deism
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Primer, quotes, and articles.
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Deism
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From the Dictionary of the History of Ideas.
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Dynamic Deism
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Library of audio sermons and articles (MP3).
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Unitarian Christian Deists
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Affirming Christian living through common sense and reason.
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World View: Deism
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Christian evaluation with positive and negative comments, bibliography of books by and critical of Deists.
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Deism, English
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Explores the deism of Hobbes, Locke, Tindal, and the influence of Hume.
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Deism, French
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The deism of Voltaire and Rousseau.
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