Category Archives: Theology

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: By John Frye

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We’re reflecting on an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul Searching: The Religious and … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: How MTD Destroys Christians, Part 2

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We’re reflecting on an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul Searching: The Religious and … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: How MTD Destroys Christians, Part 1

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We’re reflecting on an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul Searching: The Religious and … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: A Moralistic Religion

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We’re reflecting on an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul Searching: The Religious and … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: A Therapeutic Religion

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Jay F Guin

We’re reflecting on an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul Searching: The Religious and … Continue reading →

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: The De Facto Religion of Many Christians

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I’d like to draw your attention to an excellent essay by Christian Smith, “On ‘Moralistic Therapeutic Deism’ as U.S.Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith,” which I found at the website for the Princeton Theological Seminary. Christian Smith wrote Soul … Continue reading →

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Atonement: The Sinner’s Prayer

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Jay F Guin

This is isn’t really part of the Atonement series, but the question of the sinner’s prayer certainly has to be considered in a thorough discussion of atonement. Among the Churches of Christ, of course, the sinner’s prayer is routinely rejected … Continue reading →

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Atonement: Two Stories

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Here’s how I was taught the atonement in countless revival sermons: God is our judge, and we stand before him with countless sins charged against us. His holiness is so far above our own that we can’t imagine how wicked … Continue reading →

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Atonement: Putting It All Together

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Okay. As I said at the beginning, I’m making this up as I go along. Maybe if I’d read more books and learned more vocabulary words, this would all make better sense to me. But I must say I don’t … Continue reading →

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Atonement: Reflecting on the New Covenant Model

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Reflecting on the New Covenant Model Gorman does not seek to explain how the cross brings forgiveness. Rather, his goal is to explain that the cross brings much, much more. He wants to teach what the atonement is more than … Continue reading →

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