RISE AND TRIUMPH OF THE MODERN SELF THE: CULTURAL AMNESIA EXPRESSIVE INDIVIDUALISM AND THE ROAD TO SEXUAL REVOLUTION

HARDBACK- CROSSWAY

Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, sexual identity has dominated both public discourse and cultural trends-yet no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Augustine to Marx, various views and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of the self.


In this timely book, Carl Trueman analyses the development of the sexual revolution as a symptom- rather than the cause- of the human search for identity. Trueman surveys the past, brings clarity to the present, and gives guidance for the future as Christians navigate the culture in humanity's ever-changing quest for identity.


"Carl Trueman explains modernity to the church, with depth, clarity, and force. The significance of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self . . . is hard to overstate."- Rod Dreher, from the Foreword


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"Carl Trueman explains modernity to the church, with depth, clarity, and force. The significance of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self ... is hard to overstate."
-Rod Dreher, from the Foreword


Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, sexual identity has dominated both public discourse and cultural trends-yet no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Augustine to Marx, various views and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of the self.


In this timely book, Carl Trueman analyzes the development of the sexual revolution as a symptom-rather than the cause-of the human search for identity. Trueman surveys the past, brings clarity to the present, and gives guidance for the future as Christians navigate the culture in humanity's ever-changing quest for identity.

• Catalogue Code 572071
• Product Code 9781433556333
• ISBN 1433556332
• EAN 9781433556333
• Pages 432