Reason, the Only Oracle of Man: Or, A Compendius System of Natural Religion (Hardcover) - Hardcover

Allen, Col. Ethan

 
9781387949762: Reason, the Only Oracle of Man: Or, A Compendius System of Natural Religion (Hardcover)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1387949764 ISBN 13: 9781387949762
Verlag: Lulu.com, 2018

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Reason, the Only Oracle of Man is Colonel Ethan Allen’s polemical treatise wherein he argues for the power of reason, and reason’s nature as a God-given attribute of man.Received to a negative reception during its original publication in 1785, Reason, the Only Oracle of Man divided opinion on the grounds of its rejection of traditional, Christian religious beliefs. At the time, the fledgling nation of the United States was deeply devoted to the traditional Christian establishment, with many suspicious of the recent progress of science in many fields. Ethan Allen rejected many traditional beliefs of the Christian church. He considered much of the Bible to be mythical superstition, and held great contempt for organised religion which he viewed as corrupt and sinful, with the priesthood in particular targeted for its inadequacies. While not an atheist, Allen believed strongly in the power and capacity of reason, and considered its use to be virtuous.

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Reason, the Only Oracle of Man is Colonel Ethan Allen's polemical treatise wherein he argues for the power of reason, and reason's nature as a God-given attribute of man. Received to a negative reception during its original publication in 1785, Reason, the Only Oracle of Man divided opinion on the grounds of its rejection of traditional, Christian religious beliefs. At the time, the fledgling nation of the United States was deeply devoted to the traditional Christian establishment, with many suspicious of the recent progress of science in many fields. Ethan Allen rejected many traditional beliefs of the Christian church. He considered much of the Bible to be mythical superstition, and held great contempt for organised religion which he viewed as corrupt and sinful, with the priesthood in particular targeted for its inadequacies. While not an atheist, Allen believed strongly in the power and capacity of reason, and considered its use to be virtuous.

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Verlag
Lulu.com
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1387949764
ISBN 13 
9781387949762
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Anzahl der Seiten
86
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