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Paine, Scripture, and Authority : The Age of Reason As Religious and Political Idea
author
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Davidson, Edward H.; Scheick, William J.; Paine, Thomas
publisher
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Lehigh University Press
isbn10 | asin
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0934223297
print isbn13
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9780934223294
ebook isbn13
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9780585188881
language
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English
subject
Paine, Thomas,--1737-1809.--Age of reason, Rationalism, Bible--Inspiration--History of doctrines--18th century, Bible--Evidences, authority, etc.--History of doctrines--18th century, Authority--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--18th c
publication date
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1994
lcc
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BL2740.D38 1994eb
ddc
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211/.5
subject
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Paine, Thomas,--1737-1809.--Age of reason, Rationalism, Bible--Inspiration--History of doctrines--18th century, Bible--Evidences, authority, etc.--History of doctrines--18th century, Authority--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--18th c
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Paine, Scripture, and Authority
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James Gillray. "Fashion before Ease;Or, A Good Constitution Sacrificed, for a Fantastick Form." 2 January 1793.
[Gillray's anti-Republican caricature presents a drunk Tom Paine with a tape inscribed Rights of Man hanging from his pocket. He places his foot on the posterior of a defenseless and "pained" Britannia in a French stay as she clings to an oak tree for stability.]
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Paine, Scripture, and Authority
The Age of Reason as Religious and Political Idea
Edward H. Davidson and William J. Scheick
Bethlehem: Lehigh University Press London and Toronto: Associated University Presses
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1994 by Associated University Press, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Davidson, Edward H. (Edward Hutchins) Paine, Scripture, and authority: the Age of reason as religious and political idea / Edward H. Davidson and William J. Scheick p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 0-934223-29-7 (alk. paper) 1. Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Age of reason. 2. Rationalism. 3. BibleInspirationHistory of doctrines- 8th century. 4. BibleEvidences, authority, etc.History of doctrines18th century. 5. Authority (Religion)History of doctrines18th century. 6. Christianity and politicsHistory of doctrines-18th century. 7. RadicalismHistory 8th century. 8. Enlightenment. I. Scheick, William J. II. Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Age of reason. III. Title. BL2740.D38 1994 211 '.5-dc20 92-55135 CIP
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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For Ann and For Catherine
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Contents
Preface
9
Acknowledgments
11
Textual Note
13
Introduction: "Wounds of Deadly Hate Have Pierced So Deep"
17
1. Young Paine and Biblical Authority
26
2. The Burke-Paine Controversy As Prelude
37
3. The Context of Paine's Biblical Learning
54
4. Paine Reads the Bible
70
5. Paine Is Answered
88
Conclusion: "I Can Write a Better Book Myself'
98
Appendix 1. The Composition of The Age of Reason
105
Appendix 2. A Representative Alphabetical List of Contemporary Responses to The Age of Reason (1794-98)
108
Notes
117
Works Cited
132
Index
141
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Preface
For many years Paine's Age of Reason has fascinated and disturbed me. I first came upon it during my youth when I was a believer in the literal truth of the Bible and when I accepted the teachings of the church in which I had been reared. At that impressionable time of my youth I was not so much shaken by Paine's argument as I was made aware of something different from what I believed. I found that I could entertain another set of ideas about religion from those in which I had been instructed. I thought it then, and I think it still, an interesting and tantalizing book, more problematic than its sharply satirical, commonsensical manner makes it appear.
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