Original Class Date: 10 March 2013 What is Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism? The term Christian moralistic, therapeutic deism was coined by Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton in their book Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American TeenagersĀ and it is a combination of two concepts. Moralism Moralism is built upon the moral structures of… Continue reading Christian Moralistic, Therapeutic Deism