Moralistic therapeutic deism

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Moralistic therapeutic deism (MTD) is a term that was first introduced in the 2005 book Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by the sociologist Christian Smith with Melinda Lundquist Denton. The term is used to describe the generalized monotheistic beliefs they consider to be common among young people in the United States. The book is the result of the research project the National Study of Youth and Religion.

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