- Shopping Bag ( 0 items ) For some eighty-five years—between,
roughly, 1725 and 1810—the American colonies were agitated by
what can only be described as a revolutionary movement. This was
not the well-known political revolution that culminated in the
War of Independence, but a revolution in religious and ethical
thought. Its proponents called their radical viewpoint "deism."
They challenged Christian orthodoxy and instead endorsed a
belief system that celebrated the power of human reason and saw
nature as God’s handiwork and the only ... For some eighty-five
years—between, roughly, 1725 and 1810—the American colonies were
agitated by what can only be described as a revolutionary
movement. This was not the well-known political revolution that
culminated in the War of Independence, but a revolution in
religious and ethical thought. Its proponents called their
radical viewpoint "deism." They challenged Christian orthodoxy
and instead endorsed a belief system that celebrated the power
of human reason and saw na