Deism today is sometimes defined as a religion of reason and nature, period. Some Deists denigrate every aspect of religion as superstition and dismiss every form of spirituality as chimera. Many of those Deists tout the Watchmaker (or Clockmaker) God as the only authentically Deist stance toward the Divine. But such rigid slants are neither fair nor historically accurate, nor do they reflect the traditional Deist values of open-mindedness and common sense.

Created in 2009, New Deism Press seeks to engage, challenge, and inspire readers with books promoting a sensibility of religious responsibility within the context of contemporary Deism.