The Age of Reason

by Thomas Paine

(1796)

Contents

* Editor's Introduction

* Part One

* Chapter I - The Author's Profession Of Faith

* Chapter II - Of Missions And Revelations

* Chapter III - Concerning The Character of Jesus Christ, And His History

* Chapter IV - Of The Bases Of Christianity

* Chapter V - Examination In Detail Of The Preceding Bases

* Chapter VI - Of The True Theology

* Chapter VII - Examination Of The Old Testament

* Chapter VIII - Of The New Testament

* Chapter IX - In What The True Revelation Consists

* Chapter X - Concerning God, And The Lights Cast On His Existence And Attributes By The Bible

* Chapter XI - Of The Theology Of The Christians; And The True Theology

* Chapter XII - The Effects Of Christianism On Education; Proposed Reforms

* Chapter XIII - Comparison Of Christianism With The Religious Ideas Inspired By Nature

* Chapter XIV - System Of The Universe

* Chapter XV - Advantages Of The Existence Of Many Worlds In Each Solar System

*Chapter XVI - Applications Of The Preceding To The System Of The Christians

* Chapter XVII - Of The Means Employed In All Time, And Almost Universally, To Deceive The Peoples

* Recapitulation

* Part Two

* Preface

* Chapter I - The Old Testament

* Chapter II - The New Testament

* Chapter III - Conclusion

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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION WITH SOME RESULTS OF RECENT RESEARCHES.

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