Thomas Paine said, "My country is the world, my religion is to do good." Paine was a catalyst of liberty. His vision was a Republic of Conscience for all humanity.
Articles
The Religious and Political Philosophy of Tom Paine
James Tepfer, Ph.D.
The Perfectability of Human Nature
Eric Foner, Ph.D.
The Moral and Political Thought of Thomas Paine
Maurice Bisheff, Ph.D.
Tom Paine: Lover of Deity and Man
James Tepfer, Ph.D.
Thomas Paine on
Deity and True Science 
James Tepfer, Ph.D. (Updated January 20, 2010)
