Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Deism
See also: - Chapter from the book "Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents," by Franklin Steiner (1936). Relates opinions of Lincoln's friends and biographers regarding the nature of his belief. - Affirms God as the Creator of the universe and its laws, disaffirms religion as man-made myths and rituals. - Interview with former Atheist Antony Flew about his belief in Deism and the possibility of Theism. - Interview discussing Flew's belief in the existence of an Aristotelian God. - Short prose by Percy Bysshe Shelley. - Historical survey of the main proponents and their literature. - Historical survey and critique. - Series of articles finds strains of Deism in some books of the Bible. - Surveys and espouses traditional Deism. E-text resources and Deist quotations. - Class lecture notes and recommended readings. - Explores the Deism of Hobbes, Locke, Tindal, and the influence of Hume. - Brief historical survey of the development of Deism in France, as espoused by Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau. - Excerpts illustrating belief in a supreme moral code while denying a personal God. - Essay by James Dye discusses David Hume's influence on the Deism of Ethan Allen, Thomas Paine, and Elihu Palmer. - 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. - Introduction and FAQ. Proposing that all reality exists within Deity and in process with Deity. - Promotes Deism and its beliefs with articles, forum, and chat. - Wilson calls himself a provisional Deist, affirming the likelihood of a prime mover. Interview by Jill Neimark. - Definition, history, quotes, and bibliography. - Article by Avery Cardinal Dulles surveys the origins and spread of Deism with an eye towards its inherent weakness to sustain itself. - 1836 book by Lysander Spooner argues against the miracles of Jesus as found in the Gospels. - Topical articles explaining the meaning, history, and tenets of Christian Deism. - Historical survey. - Christian evaluation with positive and negative comments, bibliography of books by and critical of Deists.
