Reviews for Revolutionary Deists: Early America's Rational Infidels

The average rating for Revolutionary Deists: Early America's Rational Infidels based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-10-01 00:00:00 Sarah Maxwell Very well researched and explained. My only difficulty was the constant in insistent use of $14 words. It made the flow cumbersome for those of us not associated with the philosophy vocabulary.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-03 00:00:00 Anatole Manniste Not as riveting as I ad hoped. Still a test read, but its 'case by case' approach promised to be revealing, yet filled in much material available in the biographical matter available on each of the founders. Certainly this is a great book to orient oneself regarding the religious radicalism of some of the Founding Fathers, yet it failed to explain Deism's later fortunes, nor the profound influence it had on the nation. Certainly an interesting primer, but given the tameness of the Founding Father's chosen, nor a contextualisation of Deist beliefs and its origins this work begs for a rewrite, or even a series.