Modernization of Ethan Allen's Reason, the Only Oracle of Man

I don't remember when I started modernizing the Oracles of Reason. The earliest version I can find is dated early in 2007. I do know that it took a long time to completely revise the entire book. But the journey is complete for now, and I am releasing this version to the public. Ethan Allen's book has a wonderful message that is buried under a thick tangle of words. Most people find it quite difficult to read. Many people never finish it for that reason.

I am releasing this modernization of the 1854 publication for the enjoyment and education of private individuals. I do retain my rights under copyright law, and I do not authorize it to be published for profit or as part of any commercial venture without expressed written permission. Reverse engineering this work from .pdf format is not authorized. I do plan to release an updated version of the Oracles based on the original 1784 publication as an independent published (printed) work.

I am certainly biased, but I consider this treatise by Ethan Allen as important as Thomas Paine's Age of Reason. I invite you to read it and judge for yourself.

My sincere appreciation goes out to Reverend Keith Wright, John Lindell and Robert Reno, Jr. for their invaluable support and encouragement while reviewing the final product to identify as many errors as possible.

I welcome your feedback. I am open to any feedback that will make future releases ever better. Feel free to email me at Webmaster@naturesgod.org, or you can usually find me hanging out on the discussion forums at Positive Deism.

I encourage you to compare the modernization to the original work available here, here or here. It is my fond hope that as many people as possible will download and share this modernization. That's why it exists. Thank you.

You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader or the Foxit Reader to read the modernization. Click either image below to download.

  Click to download Reason, the Only Oracle of Man.