Neo Deist
Th.D. & D.Div. h.c.
I was trying to find a place where this topic would have the best fit. It is not a debate per se, and it is not really something that was exclusive to the DIR. At least here it can be discussed in a civil manner.
As many of you know, I finished seminary back in 2016 and received a Doctor of Theology degree, which is initialed as ThD (same thing as a PhD, just religious instead of secular). But as a deist, I take a different view on things. I am "outside of the box," so to speak, when it comes to Christianity (having grown up as a Baptist and later...morphing?). My opinions and rationalizations are unorthodox.
I ask because there is not a deist university or seminary. I can't get a degree from a place that does not exist. Colleges and universities are expanding their degrees and fields of study all the time, and they basically create titles that go with them.
Should I (or others) go by the title of Doctor of Deistic Theology, which would reflect what we believe and/or teach? Would it be wrong for me to apply "Deistic" as a descriptor to the title?
As many of you know, I finished seminary back in 2016 and received a Doctor of Theology degree, which is initialed as ThD (same thing as a PhD, just religious instead of secular). But as a deist, I take a different view on things. I am "outside of the box," so to speak, when it comes to Christianity (having grown up as a Baptist and later...morphing?). My opinions and rationalizations are unorthodox.
I ask because there is not a deist university or seminary. I can't get a degree from a place that does not exist. Colleges and universities are expanding their degrees and fields of study all the time, and they basically create titles that go with them.
Should I (or others) go by the title of Doctor of Deistic Theology, which would reflect what we believe and/or teach? Would it be wrong for me to apply "Deistic" as a descriptor to the title?