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The Age of Reason (Hardcover)
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The Age of Reason (Hardcover)
Series: Cosimo Classics History
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In The Age of Reason, Thomas Paine declares that all religious
traditions are ultimately established for the dependence of
mankind. He openly criticizes the Bible and many of the fallacies
contained within, as well as providing a shrewd analysis of
Christianity and how it developed from its pagan ancestry-arguments
many critics claim carry weight today. Being an idealist, a
radical, and a master rhetorician, Paine wrote and lived with a
keen sense of urgency and excitement. However, he alienated many of
his countrymen with his incendiary viewpoints. Forced to leave
America for England, Paine eventually returned to the United States
in 1802, though he remained all but ostracized. He died in poverty
seven years later in 1809. THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809) was an
Anglo-American political theorist and writer born in Norfolk,
England. In 1774, Paine emigrated to America, bearing letters of
introduction from Benjamin Franklin. Soon thereafter, he became
involved in the clashes between England and the American colonies
and published the enormously successful pamphlet Common Sense in
1776, which was widely distributed and contributed to the patriot
cause throughout the American Revolution.
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