Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution (Carl R. Trueman)

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From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics

How did the world arrive at its current, disorienting state of identity politics, and how should the church respond? Historian Carl R. Trueman shows how influences ranging from traditional institutions to technology and pornography moved modern culture toward an era of “expressive individualism.” Investigating philosophies from the Romantics, Nietzsche, Marx, Wilde, Freud, and the New Left, he outlines the history of Western thought to the distinctly sexual direction of present-day identity politics and explains the modern implications of these ideas on religion, free speech, and personal identity.

For fans of Trueman’s The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Strange New World offers a more concise presentation and application of some of the most critical topics of our day. Individuals and groups can work through the book together with the Strange New World Study Guide and Strange New World Video Study, sold separately.

Cultural Analysis from a Christian Perspective: Explores the history of the sexual revolution and its influence today

A Concise Version of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Offers an approachable presentation of the points in Trueman’s popular book

A Great Resource for Individual and Small-Group Study: Each chapter ends with thought-provoking application questions

Part of the Strange New World Suite: Can be used with the Strange New World Video Study and Strange New World Study Guide

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Endorsements

“Carl Trueman is one of the truly vital thinkers of our time. In Strange New World, he explains just how the West’s preoccupation with a navel-gazing concern for emotional ‘authenticity’ has crippled our ability to think—and is consequently undermining the future of our civilization. A true must-read.”

Ben Shapiro, Host, The Ben Shapiro Show; Editor Emeritus, The Daily Wire; author, The Authoritarian Moment

“At last, one of the most important books of the century is available in a more accessible format for the general reader! If you are confused about the moral and spiritual chaos overtaking Western civilization, and anguished over the seeming impotence of Christianity to stop the collapse, Strange New World is the book you absolutely must read. Here, in a single volume, is the best diagnosis of our cultural crisis. Anyone who wants to get themselves and their children and communities through this new dark age with their faith and sanity intact needs to read Carl Trueman’s blockbuster.”

Rod Dreher, author, The Benedict Option and Live Not by Lies

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1: Welcome to This Strange New World

Chapter 2: Romantic Roots

Chapter 3: Prometheus Unbound

Chapter 4: Sexualizing Psychology, Politicizing Sex

Chapter 5: The Revolt of the Masses

Chapter 6: Plastic People, Liquid World

Chapter 7: The Sexual Revolution of the LGBTQ+

Chapter 8: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Chapter 9: Strangers in This Strange New World

Product Details

Title: Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution 

Author: Carl R. Trueman

Publisher: Crossway Publishing

Pages: 208

Binding: Paperback

Size: 21.5 x 13.9 x 1.3 cm

ISBN: 9781433579301