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"Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst," declared Thomas Paine, adding, «every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks to pursue us into eternity.» Paine&apos;s years of study and reflection on the role of religion in society culminated with his final work, <I>The Age of Reason.</I> This coolly&nbsp;reasoned polemic influenced religious thinking throughout the world at the dawn of the nineteenth century, and its resonance remains undiminished by time. <BR>The selfsame humanist and egalitarian views that made Paine a popular figure of the American Revolution brought him into frequent conflict with political authorities. Parts of&nbsp;<I>The Age of Reason</I> were written in a French jail, where Paine was confined for his opposition&nbsp;to the execution of Louis XVI. An atack on revealed religion from the deist point of view &#8212; embodied by Paine&apos;s credo, «I believe in one God, and no more» &#8212; this work undertakes a hitherto unheard-of approach&nbsp;to Bible study. Its critical and objective examination of Old and New Testatments cites nemerous contradictions as evidence&nbsp;against literal interpretations of the text. Well articulated and eminently readable, <I>The Age of Reason </I>is a classic of free thought. <BR>

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