2011/11/25 by Alan W. Gomes · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Theology and Philosophy of Evil #Religion, Ecology, and Ethics #Medieval Philosophy and Theology
paper · doi:10.1002/9780470670606.wbecc0408
openalex publication_date 2011/11/25 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14
Abstract Deism is a rationalistic, critical approach to theism with an emphasis on natural theology. The Deists attempted to reduce religion to what they regarded as its most foundational, rationally justifiable elements. Deism is not, strictly speaking, the teaching that God wound up the world like a watch and let it run on its own, though that teaching was embraced by some within the movement.