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moralistic therapeutic deism
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Living Against the Myths of Our Time
Kirk Petersen
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March 13, 2020
According to Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, a powerful and unacknowledged American religion, God exists, but he exists in order to allow us to grow into happiness and to feel good about ourselves. Two recent books say otherwise.
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Stumbling again against MTD
Mother Miriam, CSM
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October 16, 2017
Those locked into “now” lack an ability to see their life experience in a collective fashion with input from others.
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Mysterium fidei
Daniel Martins
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April 22, 2015
For Christians, the Paschal mystery is the hub from which all the spokes of the wheel emanate.
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We’re praying wrong
Andrew Petiprin
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March 2, 2015
Petitionary prayer has run amok. We should be doing it, but to what end?
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