Moralistic therapeutic deism

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^[1] with Melinda Lundquist Denton.^[2] The term is used to describe what they consider to be the common beliefs among U.S. youths.^[3]^[4]^[5] The book is the result of the research project the National Study of Youth and Religion.^[6]

^ Patel 2012, pp. 140, 182.
^ Smith 2005, p. iv.
^ Cite error: The named reference hansen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Veith, Gene Edward (25 June 2005). "A Nation of Deists". World. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ "Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers". National Study of Youth and Religion. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
^ Smith 2005, p. 4.

[FOOTNOTEPatel2012140,_182-1] Patel 2012, pp. 140, 182.

[FOOTNOTESmith2005iv-2] Smith 2005, p. iv.

[hansen-3] Cite error: The named reference hansen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[veith-4] Veith, Gene Edward (25 June 2005). "A Nation of Deists". World. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[5] "Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers". National Study of Youth and Religion. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

[FOOTNOTESmith20054-6] Smith 2005, p. 4.

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