The Age of Reason

"The Age of Reason" is a book by Thomas Paine, a British radical and American revolutionary, that was published in three parts in the late 18th and early 19th century. It is a deistic treatise that challenges the inerrancy of the Bible and critiques institutionalized religion. The book caused a short-lived deistic revival in America where it was a bestseller, but it was met with fear by British audiences who were worried about increased political radicalism due to the French revolution. Overall, "The Age of Reason" is an important work that challenges traditional notions of religion and provides a different perspective on theology.