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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: I Think We're in Trouble! - Part 2 - Ep. 982 - September 24. 2026
What happens when faith becomes a message about being good, feeling good, and calling on God only in a crisis? Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland examine why Moralistic Therapeutic Deism can replace the gospel in the church.
Building on their previous discussion, the hosts explain the five beliefs associated with Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, a term drawn from Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton's 2005 book Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. They compare this belief system with the biblical call to repentance, holiness, daily devotion to God, and…
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