Deism

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.
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.
www.novan.com/god.htm

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

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

Bibliomania: A Refutation of Deism - Short prose by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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.
www.bartleby.com/219/1110.html

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

Deism - From the Dictionary of the History of Ideas.
etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv1-77

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

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

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

Deism, English - Explores the Deism of Hobbes, Locke, Tindal, and the influence of Hume.
www.iep.utm.edu/d/deismeng.htm

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

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.
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.
www.lysanderspooner.org/deists/deistsreplymain.html

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

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

Four Discourses - Portion of 1798 work by Samuel McCorkle arguing the superiority of Christianity to Deism.
personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/mccorkle.html

The Human Jesus and Christian Deism - Topical articles explaining the meaning, history, and tenets of Christian Deism.
www.onr.com/user/bejo/

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.
sun.soci.niu.edu/~phildept/Dye/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.
www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=209&letter=D

Jill Neimark: Edward O. Wilson Interview - Wilson calls himself a provisional Deist, affirming the likelihood of a prime mover.
www.nyu.edu/classes/neimark/eow.html

Joseph Butler - James Kiefer discusses Butler's arguments against Deism.
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.
www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/srp/arts/KTS.html

Modern Deism - Primer, quotes, and articles.
moderndeism.com/

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

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

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

Panendeism.org - Based on the idea that the universe is a part of god, but not all of god.
www.panendeism.org/

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

ReligiousTolerance.org: Deism - Definition, history, quotes, and bibliography.
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.
www.ontruth.com/deism.html

Wikipedia: Deism - Historical survey.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism

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