List of deists - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a partial list of people who have been categorized as Deists, the belief in a deity based on natural religion only, or belief in religious truths discovered by people through a process of reasoning, independent of any revelation through scriptures or prophets.
The Founding Fathers, Deism, and Christianity
WEBFounders who fall into the category of Christian Deists include Washington (whose dedication to Christianity was clear in his own mind), John Adams, and, with some qualifications, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was more influenced by the reason-centred Enlightenment than either Adams or Washington.
Deism - Wikipedia
WEBThere are a number of subcategories of modern Deism, including monodeism (the default, standard concept of deism), pandeism, panendeism, spiritual deism, process deism, Christian deism, polydeism, scientific deism, and humanistic deism.
Deism | Definition, History, Beliefs, Significance, & Facts
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Deism, an unorthodox religious attitude that found expression among a group of English writers beginning with Edward Herbert (later 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury) in the first half of the 17th century and ending with Henry St. John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, in the middle of the 18th century.
Deism: a Definition and Summary of Basic Beliefs - Learn Religions
WEBMar 26, 2018 · Deists favor a natural religion that almost resembles primitive monotheism in the freshness and immediacy of its practice. For deists, belief in God is not a matter of faith or suspension of disbelief, but a common-sense conclusion based on the evidence of the senses and reason.
15 Facts About Deism
WEBJul 23, 2023 · Key Takeaways: Deism is a belief in a creator without divine intervention. It values reason, individual freedom, and ethical living, and influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States. Deism promotes religious tolerance, rejects organized worship, and emphasizes personal spiritual exploration.
Deism: Explanation and Examples - Philosophy Terms
WEBDeism emerged out of the Enlightenment in the late 1700s. It was popular with well-educated thinkers and leaders in Europe and America, who believed that Christianity had valuable moral lessons but that science was a better way to …
Deism - New World Encyclopedia
WEBDeism in eighteenth-century America. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the newly developing land of America was dominated by Protestant Christianity, and the popularity of Deist thought, which was by this time subsiding in England, was on the ascendancy in American soil.
What Is Deism and What Are Deism's Beliefs? - Christianity
WEBApr 19, 2022 · Several famous figures have been classified as deists including Mozart, Thomas Jefferson, and William Hogarth. Before writing some of the most influential apologetic prose of the 20 th Century, even C.S. Lewis was a deist before his conversion.
What Is Deism? | Barbara O'Brien - Patheos
WEBSep 24, 2022 · Deism was a religious philosophy that emerged from the Enlightenment, which was an intellectual and philosophical movement of 17th and 18th century Europe. Also called the Age of Reason, the ...