ABSTRACT
This brief conclusion notes that the research has made use of 20 lists, analyzing whether the verses on the lists are ‘therapeutic/anthropocentric’ or ‘propositional/theocentric’. It notes also the importance of ‘extensive’ and ‘intensive’ engagement within the lists and the tendency of extensive engagement to result in ‘therapeutic’ verses and intensive engagement, especially social sharing, to result in either ‘propositional’ verses or even the ‘propositional’ use of ‘therapeutic’ verses. The conclusion notes, with some surprise, the lack of references to core propositions about the Christian faith, notably the lack of reference to a God who intervenes or to Jesus and his life, ministry, death and resurrection. It notes that this accords with the work of Christian Smith and Abby Day. Finally it proposes that this offers to the general public a new canon of Bible verses which promote therapeutic rather than theocentric Christianity.
