The Religious Concept of Deism

question 109

Multiple Choice

The religious concept of deism

• A) emphasized the role of God in the world.
• B) challenged many of the ideas that had emerged in the Enlightenment.
• C) argued for a remote God that had withdrawn from human affairs.
• D) was frowned upon by educated Americans such as Jefferson and Franklin.
• E) All these answers are correct.

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