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moralistic therapeutic deism: a standalone construct

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Sociology of religion

Smith and Denton's term for the faith of many U.S. teenagers, centred on being good, feeling happy and a God who is distant unless needed.

In sociology of religion, moralistic therapeutic deism refers to Smith and Denton's term for the faith of many U.S. teenagers, centred on being good, feeling happy and a God who is distant unless needed. This meaning comes from Smith (2005) in Soul Searching.[1]

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References

Smith, C., & Denton, M. L. (2005). Soul Searching. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781280559273

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