American Literature 245                                         Name:_________________

Prep Writing Assignment #5—Up to 10 points: Thomas Paine

Paine, Deism, and the Age of Reason

Thomas Paine, pp. 371-373; Browse pp. 374-388; Read pp. 388-395 (347-349; Browse 349-363; Read 363-369)

Due: Monday, October 11, 2004

Directions:  

• Please show how Paine was a deist by first briefly defining deism and then by citing at least two examples of deistic beliefs in his writing.