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).
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Short prose by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Historical survey of the main proponents and their literature.
Historical survey and critique.
Surveys and espouses traditional Deism. E-text resources and Deist quotations.
Article by Avery Cardinal Dulles surveys the origins and spread of Deism with an eye towards its inherent weakness to sustain itself.
Brief survey of English Deists, the influences in philosophy of Moses Mendelssohn, and the Talmud's rejection of the concept.
James Kiefer discusses Butler's arguments against Deism.
Essay by Stephen Palmquist proposes that Kant is better classified as a Theist than as a Deist.
From the Modern History Sourcebook: A brief comparative analysis by Thomas Paine.
Wilson calls himself a provisional Deist, affirming the likelihood of a prime mover. Interview by Jill Neimark.
Definition, history, quotes, and bibliography.
Historical survey.
Wilson calls himself a provisional Deist, affirming the likelihood of a prime mover. Interview by Jill Neimark.
Brief survey of English Deists, the influences in philosophy of Moses Mendelssohn, and the Talmud's rejection of the concept.
Article by Avery Cardinal Dulles surveys the origins and spread of Deism with an eye towards its inherent weakness to sustain itself.
Essay by Stephen Palmquist proposes that Kant is better classified as a Theist than as a Deist.
From the Modern History Sourcebook: A brief comparative analysis by Thomas Paine.
Historical survey.
James Kiefer discusses Butler's arguments against Deism.
Historical survey and critique.
Historical survey of the main proponents and their literature.
Short prose by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Definition, history, quotes, and bibliography.
Surveys and espouses traditional Deism. E-text resources and Deist quotations.
