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The English Evangelical Revival Of The Eighteenth Century, Aaron T. Bicknese
The English Evangelical Revival Of The Eighteenth Century, Aaron T. Bicknese
Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
The philosophy of deism cannot be ignored for taking a considerable toll on preaching. Great efforts had been made to make Christianity "reasonable," and in the process, revelation was rejected as a possibility for the origin of the Christian faith. Deists discounted beliefs such as Christ's being God incarnate, claiming that such beliefs were added over the years by superstitious clergy. As John Harrison remarks, the Church of England did "virtually nothing" to stem the spread of the deistic philosophy. Rather, many churchmen became deeply influenced by it.