age of reason first movement to spread beyond new england 1763-1800
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Age of Reason’s response to Puritanism
Puritanism Age of Reason
Faith Reason
Authority Skepticism
Theology Science
Predestined humanity Self-made humanity
Literature Prose, poetry, drama, political documents, and speeches
“Give me liberty or give me death!”
- Patrick Henry“All national institutions of churches appear to
me no other than human inventions.”
- Thomas Paine
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a perfect Union…”
- preamble to U.S. Constitution
Style of Writing
Intellectual
Pragmatic
Purposeful
Instructive
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
BenjaminFranklin
Summary
What is the biggest difference between Puritan and Age of Reason thinking or beliefs?
What is the most or least important virtues on Franklin’s list?