The Age of Reason

2006 Barnes Noble trade paperback, 4th printing. Thomas Paine (Common Sense). “The Age of Reason” is an influential work by Thomas Paine that follows in the tradition of eighteenth-century British deism, and challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible. It presents common deistic arguments; for example, it highlights what Paine saw as corruption of the Christian Church and criticizes its efforts to acquire political power. – Amazon