Category Description for Deism
Deism has at minimum these attributes:
1. Belief in the existence of God, omnipotent Creator.
2. Belief that God can be understood and followed by reason alone
3. Follows a moral code derived from reason
4. Denial of ceremony, ritual, mysticism, special revelation (like the Bible), miracles or any kind of interventions by God to affect outcomes in the material world.
Christian Deism
While Christianity and Deism are different belief systems, some called themselves "Christian Deists" to avoid the charge of heresy while believing as strict Deists, others adopted aspects of Christianity as it suited them (or vice versa).
| The Human Jesus and Christian Deism - Topical articles explaining the meaning, history, and tenets of Christian Deism.
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| Deism, French - 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) - Reference on Deism in England.
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| Life's Message - A monotheistic religion based on transcendent moral principle.
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| Deism101US - 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 - From the Modern History Sourcebook: A brief comparative analysis by Thomas Paine.
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| Enlightenment Glossary: Deism - Article discusses origins and cultural influences.
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| Thoemmes.com: Charles Blount - Short biography of the life and accomplishments of this early English Deist.
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| ReligiousTolerance.org: Deism - Definition, history, quotes, and bibliography.
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| Deism and Reason - Surveys and espouses traditional Deism. E-text resources and Deist quotations.
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| World View: Deism - Christian evaluation with positive and negative comments, bibliography of books by and critical of Deists.
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| How a Catholic Priest Turned Deist - 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 - 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 - 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 - Historical survey of the main proponents and their literature.
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| Deism Advocated in the Bible - Series of articles finds strains of Deism in some books of the Bible.
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| Presence On the Net of Deists for Enlightenment and Reason (PONDER) - Essays on the history, philosophy, and ethics of Deism. News, FAQ, suggested reading, book reviews, humor, and poetry.
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| Rise and Fall of English Deism - Essay by Cky J. Carrigan provides historical survey, discusses proponents and main tenets, and analyzes its demise.
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| The Light - 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 - Excerpts illustrating belief in a supreme moral code while denying a personal God.
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| Joseph Butler - James Kiefer discusses Butler's arguments against Deism.
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| Hume and the American Deists on Miracles - 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 - Promotes Deism and its beliefs with articles, forum, and chat.
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| Deism and the Enlightenment - Class lecture notes and recommended readings.
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| Four Discourses - Portion of 1798 work by Samuel McCorkle arguing the superiority of Christianity to Deism.
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| Alternative Perspectives: Separating God from Religion - 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 - Wilson calls himself a provisional Deist, affirming the likelihood of a prime mover.
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| The Origins of Deism - Lecture by Terry Matthews traces the course and development of Deism.
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| PanenDeism.com - Introduction and FAQ. Proposing that all reality exists within Deity and in process with Deity.
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| Deism - The term used to denote certain doctrines apparent in a tendency of thought and criticism that manifested itself principally in England towards the latter end of the seventeenth century.
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| The Deist's Reply - 1836 book by Lysander Spooner argues against the miracles of Jesus as found in the Gospels.
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| Deist Information - Stephen Zinn explains how he came to believe in Deism. Primer and chronology.
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| Jewish Encyclopedia: Deism - 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 - Defends Deism and theistic evolution, examines issues of Biblical errancy.
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| Five Points of Deism - Slideshow on the characteristics of the Enlightenment and Deism.
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| Bibliomania: A Refutation of Deism - Short prose by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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