List of deists

List of deists

This is a partial list of people who have been categorized as deists, the belief in a God based on natural religion only, or belief in religious truths discovered by people through a process of reasoning, independent of any revelation through scripture or prophets. They have been selected for their influence on Deism, or for their fame in other areas.

* Adam Smith []
* Albert Einstein [http://www.deism.com/einstein.htm]
* Alexander Pope [http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants/0521almanac.htm]
* Antony Flew [http://www.biola.edu/antonyflew/]
* Benjamin Franklin [http://earlyamerica.com/lives/franklin/chapt6/]
* Cicero [http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv1-77]
* David Hume [Hume's religious views are very ambiguous, as he lived in a time when explicit opposition to Church doctrine could mean death. Most attempts to analyze his spiritual views are based on his philosophical dialogs, and experts are split on whether he was an atheist or a deist based on these. [http://www.thoemmes.com/encyclopedia/hume.htm] ]
* Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury [http://www.iep.utm.edu/h/herbert.htm]
* Elihu Palmer [http://www.fpcn.org/history/pastors/palmer/]
* Frederick the Great [http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b2frederick2.htm]
* Ethan Allen [http://www.deism.org/ethanallen.htm]
* George Washington [http://www.deism.com/washington.htm]
* Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [http://www.bartleby.com/65/le/LessingG.html]
* Brett Gurewitz ["“I don’t believe in a God who does much. But I do believe in God, for some reason that I can’t explain.”" Paste Magazine, August 1, 2007 [http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/4639/feature/music/greg_graf] ]
* James Madison [http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2003/autumn/holmes-religion-james-monroe/]
* John Locke [http://www.logosjournal.com/issue_4.1/thompson_printable.htm]
* John Toland [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=209&letter=D]
* Keith R. Wright ["This is a personal essay submitted by Rev. Keith R. Wright, president of the United Deist Church. Copyright © 2003 by Keith R. WrightOriginally written: 2003-JAN-Latest update: 2003-DEC-22 Author: Keith R. Wright] [http://www.religioustolerance.org/wright_01.htm] [http://community.beliefnet.com/deist] [Essays and commentaries on Deism and revealed religions] [http://www.adherents.com/people/pw/Keith_Wright.html]
* Lysander Spooner [http://www.lysanderspooner.org/deists/deistsreplymain.html]
* Mark Akenside
* Mark Twain [http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_deist.html]
* Marlon Brando [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/721/000022655/ Marlon Brando ] ]
* Matthew Tindal [http://www.onr.com/user/bejo/tindal.htm]
* Maximilien Robespierre [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/robespierre-supreme.html]
* Moses Mendelssohn [http://www.sullivan-county.com/id2/judaism.htm]
* Napoleon Bonaparte [http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants/0815almanac.htm]
* Paul Davies [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000C055B-0CBB-1306-8A6883414B7F0000]
* Thomas Edison
* Thomas Jefferson
* Thomas Paine [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/paine-deism.html]
* Victor Hugo [http://www.nndb.com/people/665/000026587/] [http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_deist.html]
* Voltaire [http://www.deism.com/Voltaire.htm]
* William Hogarth [http://basicfamouspeople.com/index.php?aid=1911]

ee also

*List of people by belief

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of Biblical commentaries — This is an outline of exegesis. Discussed are the salient points of Jewish, patristic, medieval, and modern commentaries, starting with the Jewish writers. The topic starts with the Targums, Mishna, and Talmuds. While these are not regarded as… …   Wikipedia

  • List of biblical commentaries —  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Commentaries on the Bible . Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company …   Wikipedia

  • Deism — For other uses, see Deism (disambiguation). Part of a series on God General c …   Wikipedia

  • Deism in England and France in the 18th century — Deism, the religious attitude typical of the Enlightenment, especially in France and England, believes that the existence of God can be only proved based on the application of reason and the world can be discovered through observation, experience …   Wikipedia

  • Pandeism — This article is about a synthesis of deism and pantheism. For other uses, see Pandeism (disambiguation). Part of a series on God …   Wikipedia

  • deism — /dee iz euhm/, n. 1. belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism). 2. belief in a God who created the world but has since remained indifferent to …   Universalium

  • The Age of Reason — The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology , a deistic treatise written by eighteenth century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, critiques institutionalized religion and challenges the inerrancy… …   Wikipedia

  • Religious affiliations of United States Presidents — The religious affiliations of Presidents of the United States can affect their electability, shape their visions of society and how they want to lead it, and shape their stances on policy matters. Thomas Jefferson, [cite web… …   Wikipedia

  • Founding Fathers of the United States — The Committee of Five presenting their draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Congress on June 28, 1776. Painting by John Trumbull. Trumbull s painting can also be found on the back of the U.S. $2 bill.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Monotheism — Monotheist redirects here. For the Celtic Frost album, see Monotheist (album). Part of a series on God …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”