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- The Human Jesus and Christian Deism - Topical articles explaining the meaning, history, and tenets of Christian Deism.
- Deism and the Enlightenment - Class lecture notes and recommended readings.
- Cambridge History: The Deistical Controversy in English Theology - Historical survey of the main proponents and their literature.
- The Deist Minimum - Article by Avery Cardinal Dulles surveys the origins and spread of Deism with an eye towards its inherent weakness to sustain itself.
- Wikipedia: Deism - Historical survey.
- Deism, English - Explores the Deism of Hobbes, Locke, Tindal, and the influence of Hume.
- Einstein on a Personal God - Excerpts illustrating belief in a supreme moral code while denying a personal God.
- Joseph Butler - James Kiefer discusses Butler's arguments against Deism.
- Positive Deism - Promotes Deism and its beliefs with articles, forum, and chat.
- The Origins of Deism - Lecture by Terry Matthews traces the course and development of Deism.
- Kant's Theistic Solution - Essay by Stephen Palmquist proposes that Kant is better classified as a Theist than as a Deist.
- Deism, French - Brief historical survey of the development of Deism in France, as espoused by Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau.
- Deism and Reason - Surveys and espouses traditional Deism. E-text resources and Deist quotations.
- Of the Religion of Deism Compared with the Christian Religion - From the Modern History Sourcebook: A brief comparative analysis by Thomas Paine.
- Deism - From the Dictionary of the History of Ideas.
- Bibliomania: A Refutation of Deism - Short prose by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Deism - Historical survey and critique.
- Panendeism.org - Based on the idea that the universe is a part of god, but not all of god.
- Abraham Lincoln: Deist and Admirer of Thomas Paine - Chapter from the book "Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents," by Franklin Steiner (1936). Relates opinions of Lincoln's friends and biographers regarding the nature of his belief.
- Jewish Encyclopedia: Deism - Brief survey of English Deists, the influences in philosophy of Moses Mendelssohn, and the Talmud's rejection of the concept.
- Deism Advocated in the Bible - Series of articles finds strains of Deism in some books of the Bible.
- Alternative Perspectives: Separating God from Religion - Affirms God as the Creator of the universe and its laws, disaffirms religion as man-made myths and rituals.
- Atheist Becomes Theist - Interview with former Atheist Antony Flew about his belief in Deism and the possibility of Theism.
- Modern Deism - Primer, quotes, and articles.
- ReligiousTolerance.org: Deism - Definition, history, quotes, and bibliography.
- Four Discourses - Portion of 1798 work by Samuel McCorkle arguing the superiority of Christianity to Deism.
- Hume and the American Deists on Miracles - Essay by James Dye discusses David Hume's influence on the Deism of Ethan Allen, Thomas Paine, and Elihu Palmer.
- The Deist's Reply - 1836 book by Lysander Spooner argues against the miracles of Jesus as found in the Gospels.
- BBC: Professor Antony Flew - Interview discussing Flew's belief in the existence of an Aristotelian God.
- Rise and Fall of English Deism - Essay by Cky J. Carrigan provides historical survey, discusses proponents and main tenets, and analyzes its demise.
- Jill Neimark: Edward O. Wilson Interview - Wilson calls himself a provisional Deist, affirming the likelihood of a prime mover.
- PanenDeism.com - Introduction and FAQ. Proposing that all reality exists within Deity and in process with Deity.
- World View: Deism - Christian evaluation with positive and negative comments, bibliography of books by and critical of Deists.
- Enlightenment Glossary: Deism - Article discusses origins and cultural influences.
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