Enlightenment

A broad term for 18th century European intellectual developments, including deismAn 18th-century Enlightenment theology in which is based on the idea that reason can discover universal truths of religion (Natural Religion) and that... more and other movements critical of orthodoxDerived from a Greek term meaning “right belief” and also “right worship.” When the term is not capitalized it typically refers to teachings i... more Christianity, that are characteristically modern, emphasizing reason against traditionThis word comes from a Latin term meaning “to hand down,” that originally referred to the teaching of the apostles as handed down in the churches ... more and authority. Refers to the period of intellectual and cultural development in Europe and North America roughly from 1650 to 1800 and receives its title from the emergence of human reason and science as a primary authority and an increased emphasis on human rights.