Web Directory

» Abraham Lincoln: Deist and Admirer of Thomas Paine
   Chapter from the book "Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents," by Franklin Steiner (1936). Relates opinions of Lincoln's friends and biographers regarding the nature of his belief.
   http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/steinlinc.htm

» Alternative Perspectives: Separating God from Religion
   Affirms God as the Creator of the universe and its laws, disaffirms religion as man-made myths and rituals.
   http://www.novan.com/god.htm

» Atheist Becomes Theist
   Interview with former Atheist Antony Flew about his belief in Deism and the possibility of Theism.
   http://www.biola.edu/antonyflew/

» BBC: Professor Antony Flew
   Interview discussing Flew's belief in the existence of an Aristotelian God.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/belief/scripts/antony_flew.html

» Bibliomania: A Refutation of Deism
   Short prose by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
   http://www.bibliomania.com/2/1/326/2410/27653/1/frameset.html

» Cambridge History: The Deistical Controversy in English Theology
   Historical survey of the main proponents and their literature.
   http://www.bartleby.com/219/1110.html

» Catholic Encyclopedia: Deism
   Historical survey and critique.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04679b.htm

» Deism Advocated in the Bible
   Series of articles finds strains of Deism in some books of the Bible.
   http://www.awitness.org/essays/deism.html

» Deism and Reason
   Surveys and espouses traditional Deism. E-text resources and Deist quotations.
   http://www.sullivan-county.com/deism.htm

» Deism and the Enlightenment
   Class lecture notes and recommended readings.
   http://lonestar.texas.net/~mseifert/deism.html

» Deism, English
   Explores the Deism of Hobbes, Locke, Tindal, and the influence of Hume.
   http://www.iep.utm.edu/deismeng/

» Deism, French
   Brief historical survey of the development of Deism in France, as espoused by Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau.
   http://www.iep.utm.edu/deismfre/

» Einstein on a Personal God
   Excerpts illustrating belief in a supreme moral code while denying a personal God.
   http://www.einsteinandreligion.com/personal.html

» Enlightenment Glossary: Deism
   Article discusses origins and cultural influences.
   http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/DEISM.HTM

» Hume and the American Deists on Miracles
   Essay by James Dye discusses David Hume's influence on the Deism of Ethan Allen, Thomas Paine, and Elihu Palmer.
   http://www.niu.edu/~jdye/Miracles.html

» Jewish Encyclopedia: Deism
   Brief survey of English Deists, the influences in philosophy of Moses Mendelssohn, and the Talmud's rejection of the concept.
   http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=209&letter=D

» Joseph Butler
   James Kiefer discusses Butler's arguments against Deism.
   http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/187.html

» Kant's Theistic Solution
   Essay by Stephen Palmquist proposes that Kant is better classified as a Theist than as a Deist.
   http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/srp/arts/KTS.html

» Of the Religion of Deism Compared with the Christian Religion
   From the Modern History Sourcebook: A brief comparative analysis by Thomas Paine.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/paine-deism.html

» PanenDeism.com
   Introduction and FAQ. Proposing that all reality exists within Deity and in process with Deity.
   http://www.panendeism.com/

» Positive Deism
   Promotes Deism and its beliefs with articles, forum, and chat.
   http://www.positivedeism.com/

» Psychology Today: Edward O. Wilson Is on Top of the World
   Wilson calls himself a provisional Deist, affirming the likelihood of a prime mover. Interview by Jill Neimark.
   http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19980901-000027.html

» ReligiousTolerance.org: Deism
   Definition, history, quotes, and bibliography.
   http://www.religioustolerance.org/deism.htm

» Rise and Fall of English Deism
   Essay by Cky J. Carrigan provides historical survey, discusses proponents and main tenets, and analyzes its demise.
   http://www.ontruth.com/deism.html

» The Deist Minimum
   Article by Avery Cardinal Dulles surveys the origins and spread of Deism with an eye towards its inherent weakness to sustain itself.
   http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=143

» The Deist's Reply
   1836 book by Lysander Spooner argues against the miracles of Jesus as found in the Gospels.
   http://www.lysanderspooner.org/deists/deistsreplymain.html

» The Human Jesus and Christian Deism
   Topical articles explaining the meaning, history, and tenets of Christian Deism.
   http://www.christiandeistfellowship.com/

» The Origins of Deism
   Lecture by Terry Matthews traces the course and development of Deism.
   http://www.wfu.edu/~matthetl/south/four.html

» Wikipedia: Deism
   Historical survey.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism

» World View: Deism
   Christian evaluation with positive and negative comments, bibliography of books by and critical of Deists.
   http://www.iwriteiam.nl/GEwv_d.html