Tag: Christian Smith

• 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

• Losing Our Gospel Grip

  Evidence abounds all around that the current Spiritual climate of the typical Evangelical church is rightly described by sociologist Christian Smith as “more akin to Moralistic-Therapeutic-Deism than anything resembling historic Christianity.”   I paraphrased Smith there, but it reflects the essence of Smith’s assessment.  (If you want a refresher on what Moralistic-Therapeutic-Deism is click here & here.)…

  Dennis Griffith

  January 4, 2013

  Gospel

  Amaerican Religion, Christian Smith, Counterfeit Gospel, Gospel, J.I. Packer, Moralistic Therapeutic Deism