Theophilanthropy
Sign in to savethumb|Le culte naturel ('The Natural Cult'), a print depicting the baptism of a child by an assembly of Theophilanthropists.Engraving by Jean-Baptiste Mallet, Paris, 1797.
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thumb|Le culte naturel ('The Natural Cult'), a print depicting the baptism of a child by an assembly of Theophilanthropists.Engraving by Jean-Baptiste Mallet, Paris, 1797.
Theophilanthropy (from Greek θεός Theos, "God"; φίλος phílos, "friend"; and ἄνθρωπος ánthrôpos, "man"; lit. 'Friends of God and Man') was a secular religion established in France during the later stages of the French Revolution. It aimed to provide a state-sponsored alternative to both established Christianity and the atheistic Cult of Reason. Based on deistic beliefs in the existence of God and the immortality of the soul, its core tenets were the love of God and the love of one's fellow man.
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