However, they did have religion it was up to oneself to determine what religion you were going to follow. ... The most important change that was taking affect was the Enlightenment or also known as the Age of Reason. ... The background of the 18th century European government and churches is what the enlightenment went against. Europe's churches were not able to keep up with pace of the enlightenment. ... The church was not agreeing at all with ideas of the philosophers that were starting the up rise. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Voltaire satirizes many points in Candide such as philosophy, war, and religion. ... Pangloss responds and pronounces, "I am still of my first opinion; for after all I am a philosopher" (Voltaire 1614). ... Voltaire also uses satire when he references religion in Candide. He mock religion because he believed that religious organizations were corrupt. The religion of Candide, and Voltaire, is Deism. ...

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All religions found in history have one common theme between them besides their belief in a supreme power. Each religion helps explain what man cannot. ... Voltaire, one of the most prominent philosophers of the Enlightenment, deals with the principles of Christianity in the book, Candide. ... Pangloss's teachings are representative of the Christian religion. ... Upon leaving Eldorado in search of Cunegonde, Candide meets an aging philosopher named Martin who helps him distrust Pangloss's theory of optimism. ...

• Word Count: 2219
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School