Tag: American Religion

• The 10 Commandments in American Culture

  While reading through The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers, by David Hansen, (a book recently recommended to me that I find myself wishing I had read years ago,) I came across this convicting assessment of American culture – an indictment that sadly is also widely applicable to a wide swath of American…

  Dennis Griffith

  October 28, 2022

  Cultural Issues, Graffiti

  10 Commandments, American Christianity, American Church, American Culture, American Evangelicalism, American Religion, American Values

• Warped Christianity

  Sociologist Christian Smith introduced the phrase Moralistic Therapeutic Deism in his book Soul Searching:The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers.  Smith, and his colleagues, assert that, from their research, this would be a fitting description of the spirituality of the typical American teenager – a spirituality they gained from watching and listening to their Baby…

  Dennis Griffith

  July 13, 2015

  Christianity, Spirituality

  Al Mohler, American Christianity, American Religion, American Spirituality, American Teens, Christian Smith, Counterfeit Christianity, Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

• Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics – An Interview

  I am not a fan of Diane Rehm, by any measure.  Not only do I find her views unpalatable, her voice grates my ears.  But as I was driving to an appointment today I clicked the NPR preset on my JEEP radio and in the matter of seconds had my attention arrested by the discussion…

  Dennis Griffith

  April 19, 2012

  Books, Cultural Issues, Missional, North American Mission & Ministries

  American Christianity, American Religion, Bad Religion, Christianity in America, Church, Church & Culture, Nation of Heretics, Religion in America, Ross Douthat