Intellectual context: 18th-century British deism
Paine's book followed in the tradition of early 18th-century British deism. Those deists, while maintaining individual positions, still … See more

The Age of Reason is divided into three sections. In Part I, Paine outlines his major arguments and personal creed. In Parts II and III he analyzes … See more

The Age of Reason provoked a hostile reaction from most readers and critics, although the intensity of that hostility varied by locality. … See more

• Bindman, David. "'My own mind is my own church': Blake, Paine and the French Revolution." Reflections of Revolution: Images of … See more

In December 1792, Paine's Rights of Man, part II, was declared seditious in Britain, and he was forced to flee to France to avoid arrest. … See more

The most distinctive feature of The Age of Reason, like all of Paine's works, is its linguistic style. Historian Eric Foner argues that Paine's works … See more

• The American Crisis
• Common Sense
• Rights of Man, also written by Thomas Paine See more