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Categories of Deism
There are several "flavors" of Deism, broad categories with which Deists can identify. Since Deism is non-creedal, the sub-categories are somewhat loose and subjectively named and group. As we have said elsewhere, each Deist believes what he or she chooses individually, but we can categorize and self-identify as one of these types. The Wikipedia Deism page lists several sub-categories of Deism.

Neo-classical Deism. Known by some as simply Classical Deism. This is the contemporary form of Deism that is closest to the English and early American Deists. The Neo-classical Deists I know tend to think of God and His design as perfect. This form of Deism is closer to the Deism of Thomas Paine. Some Neo-classical Deists are more vocally critical of other religions than others. Again, definitions of Deism are not carved in stone. Some sources I would consider  Neo-classical would be: Deism.com, the Sullivan County Deism site, God vs. the Bible and Deist Reality. Others might disagree with my categorizations.

Panendeism, Pandeism, and Process Deism. The Panendeism.org site has the best explanation of Pandeism, Panendeism, Integral Panendeism and Process Deism, as well as how they relate to Deism and Pantheism. It would be silly to just repeat that information here. You should definitely give this site a visit. Panendeism.org is another member site of the Deist Alliance.

Christian Deism. The oldest Christian Deism site is maintained by a dear friend, John Lindell at http://christiandeistfellowship.com/. There are a couple of other Christian Deism sites listed in the Links section.

Spiritual-Deism. There is a very active Spiritual Deism group on Yahoo! that I subscribe to and read from time to time. The Spiritual Deists there are an interesting group. Spiritual-Deism is more conservative than some other flavors of Deism. They do not believe in Hell or punishment, and they have a number of folks interested in Norse pagan traditions. Check them out!

Modern Deism. I don't think Modern Deism is recognized as a formal sub-category of Deism, but I think that it could qualify as one. The Modern Deism site is a good expression of Modern Deism as a sub-category. Modern Deism is less critical than Neo-classical Deism. Modern Deists tend to believe in more of a transpersonal God. I cannot explain it here briefly better than Joe does at Moderndeism.com. All the member sites of the Deist Alliance could probably be considered forms of Modern Deism.

Other sub-categories? Wikipedia lists several more, but it is hard to find out much about those sub-categories. There is a fledgling Pagan Deism movement, and perhaps there are other branches growing, Deists tend to be individualists. There are a number of Deist blogs, and I hope to add more sub-categories here as I learn about them.

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Definitions of Deism
What is Deism?
Definitions of Deism 2
What is Deism? (continued)
Origins of Deism
Beginnings and History
Contemporary Deism
Today's Deism
Categories of Deism
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