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The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
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Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, sexual identity has dominated both public discourse and cultural trends—and yet, no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Augustine to Marx, various views and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of self. In The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Carl Trueman carefully analyzes the roots and development of the sexual revolution as a symptom, rather than the cause, of the human search for identity. This timely exploration of the history of thought behind the sexual revolution teaches readers about the past, brings clarity to the present, and gives guidance for the future as Christians navigate the culture’s ever-changing search for identity.
416 pages
Foreword by Rod Dreher
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Architecture of the Revolution
1: Reimagining the Self
2: Reimagining Our Culture
Part 2: Foundations of the Revolution
3: The Other Genevan: Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Foundations of Modern Selfhood
4: Unacknowledged Legislators: Wordsworth, Shelley, and Blake
5: The Emergence of Plastic People: Nietzsche, Marx, and Darwin
Epilogue to Part 2: Reflections on the Foundations of the Revolution
Part 3: Sexualization of the Revolution
6: Sigmund Freud, Civilization, and Sex
7: The New Left and the Politicization of Sex
Epilogue to Part 3: Reflections on the Sexualization of the Revolution
Part 4: Triumphs of the Revolution
8: The Triumph of the Erotic
9: The Triumph of the Therapeutic
10: The Triumph of the T
Epilogue to Part 4: Reflections on the Triumphs of the Revolution
Concluding Unscientific Prologue
An excellent analysis of the current state of the west. Just as Francis Schaeffer was a great analyst of the west in the 60’s & 70’s so Carl Trueman is in our current fractured age. A must read for all of us to help us understand how we arrived at this dystopian universe and the great need for the liberating gospel of our Lord Jesus.
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
An excellent analysis of the current state of the west. Just as Francis Schaeffer was a great analyst of the west in the 60’s & 70’s so Carl Trueman is in our current fractured age. A must read for all of us to help us understand how we arrived at this dystopian universe and the great need for the liberating gospel of our Lord Jesus.
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution
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