Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: An Analysis

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Christian Smith (2005) consider Moralistic Therapeutic Deism as a type of religion where individuals believe that central to living a good and happy life is being a good, moral person (p. 47). According to Scott Hughes (2018) MTD is considered the “sole gatekeeper of authority it is believed that religion is not necessarily bad, but it is looked upon as being unnecessary. It has ultimately diminished the role of religion to a resource of personal growth” (Hughes 2018). The central belief of our faith has never been simply that god only exists, therefore MTD does not situate itself within the story of the triune God. Because the Triune God who has revealed himself to all mankind as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as being the way, the truth,

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