GOLDINA, OLGA ANALYZE THE WAYS IN WHICH ENLIGHTENMENT THOUGHT ADDRESSED RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE 18TH CENTURY During the 18th century, the Enlightenment addressed religious beliefs and social issues, which were controversial among all the people and were not accepted by the government. During the 18th century the most talked about issues included the equality between women and men, the concept of organized religion, and the rights of mankind. These issues were all …showed first 75 words of 608 total…

…showed last 75 words of 608 total…among the people. However the way, people dealt with the changes was very different for every issue. Women were given more rights but not considered equal to men, the idea of organized religion became unfavorable, and mane kind wanted a new type of government to deal with the social and religious issues. Consequently, the Enlightenment addressees social issues and religious beliefs by making a change to a certain extent and changed the way people thought.