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Franklin’s Deism … Distant Love of God, Close Love of Self
Benjamin Franklin’s deism emerges, surprisingly, out of a semi-traditional belief system. In Autobiography, he situates his own religious principles by comparing them to the Presbyterian belief system. He denies “some of the Dogmas of that Persuasion,” but upholds what he … Continue reading
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