| 1. 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... |
| 2. 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 |
| 3. Atheist Becomes Theist |
| Interview with former Atheist Antony Flew about his belief in Deism and the possibility of Theism. |
| http://www.biola.edu/antonyflew/ |
| 4. BBC: Professor Antony Flew |
| Interview discussing Flew's belief in the existence of an Aristotelian God. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/beli... |
| 5. Bibliomania: A Refutation of Deism |
| Short prose by Percy Bysshe Shelley. |
| http://www.bibliomania.com/2/1/326/2410/27653... |
| 6. Cambridge History: The Deistical Controversy in English Theology |
| Historical survey of the main proponents and their literature. |
| http://www.bartleby.com/219/1110.html |
| 7. Catholic Encyclopedia: Deism |
| Historical survey and critique. |
| http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04679b.htm |
| 8. Deism |
| From the Dictionary of the History of Ideas. |
| http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/d... |
| 9. 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 |
| 10. Deism and Reason |
| Surveys and espouses traditional Deism. E-text resources and Deist quotations. |
| http://www.sullivan-county.com/deism.htm |
| 11. Deism and the Enlightenment |
| Class lecture notes and recommended readings. |
| http://lonestar.texas.net/~mseifert/deism.htm... |
| 12. Deism, English |
| Explores the Deism of Hobbes, Locke, Tindal, and the influence of Hume. |
| http://www.iep.utm.edu/d/deismeng.htm |
| 13. Deism, French |
| Brief historical survey of the development of Deism in France, as espoused by Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau. |
| http://www.iep.utm.edu/d/deismfre.htm |
| 14. Einstein on a Personal God |
| Excerpts illustrating belief in a supreme moral code while denying a personal God. |
| http://www.einsteinandreligion.com/personal.h... |
| 15. Enlightenment Glossary: Deism |
| Article discusses origins and cultural influences. |
| http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/DEISM.HTM |
| 16. Four Discourses |
| Portion of 1798 work by Samuel McCorkle arguing the superiority of Christianity to Deism. |
| http://personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/mcc... |
| 17. 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 |
