The Age of Reason is a work by Thomas Paine arguing for deism and free rational inquiry, and against Biblical religion and atheism.
Bibliographic notesThe first part of The Age of Reason was written in 1793, and first published in either 1793 or 1794. The second part was first published in 1795. Some material Paine planned to include in a third part was published in 1807 under the title "An Examination of the Passages of the New Testament". Most editions published after Paine's death in 1809 include both Parts I and II; some also include the 1807 "Examination" publication, or related writings.
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Examination of the Passages in the New Testament, Quoted From the Old and Called Prophecies Concerning Jesus Christ (with an Essay on Dream, and related appendices; New York: Printed for the author, ca. 1807), by Thomas Paine (multiple formats at archive.org). Includes material intended for a third part of The Age of Reason.
- The Age of Reason (from Conway's edition of The Writings of Thomas Paine; ca. 1895), by Thomas Paine, ed. by Moncure Daniel Conway (Gutenberg text)
Listed in approximate order of publication. Some of these editions only include one part of the complete work.
- The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and of Fabulous Theology (first part only; possibly spurious imprint states Paris: Printed by Barrois, 1794), by Thomas Paine
- The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and of Fabulous Theology (first part only; Boston: Printed by T. Hall, 1794), by Thomas Paine (HTML at Evans TCP)
- The Age of Reason, Part the Second: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology (London: D. I. Eaton, 1796), by Thomas Paine (page images at archive.org)
- The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and of Fabulous Theology (Philadelphia: Printed by J. Carey, ca, 1797), by Thomas Paine (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Age of Reason, in Two Parts (New York: G. N. Devries, 1827), by Thomas Paine (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology (Chicago: Belford, Clarke and Co., 1879), by Thomas Paine (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Age of Reason (with a biographical introduction by Bradlaugh; London: Freethought Pub. Co., 1880), by Thomas Paine, contrib. by Charles Bradlaugh
- The Age of Reason (part I only, with commentary; Little Library of Liberal Arts #5; New York: Liberal Arts Press, 1948), by Thomas Paine, ed. by Alburey Castell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- The Age of Reason, Part I (second revised edition; Indianapolis and New York: Bobbs-Merrill Co., c1957), by Thomas Paine, ed. by Alburey Castell (page images at HathiTrust)
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