A Short and Easy Method with the Deists: Wherein the Certainty of the Christian Religion Is Demonstrated by Infallible Proof from Four Rules, Which ... or That Can Possibly Be (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Charles Leslie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484574035 ISBN 13: 9780484574037

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

Synopsis

A Short and Easy Method With the Deists is a historical religious tract that argues for the certainty of Christianity through four infallible rules and calls readers to trust private judgment guided by scripture.

It challenges the idea that church authority alone can decide matters of faith and pushes readers toward personal examination and reason.

The work examines how different groups—Jews, Christians, and deists—shape their beliefs, and it contrasts reliance on holy texts with obedience to institutional authority. It presents a rigorous, if combative, case for weighing evidence directly and using reason to discern truth without surrendering thought to a single intermediary.

• Learn how the author frames faith as a personal judgment grounded in scripture.
• See discussions on the limits of church authority and the role of private judgment.
• Explore how arguments from reason interact with religious tradition and revelation.
• Understand the historical debate around how people come to believe and how truth is established.

Ideal for readers interested in historical religious debates, the role of private judgment in faith, and the tensions between tradition and reason.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484574035
• ISBN 13: 9780484574037
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 530