Strange New World

How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

De: Carl R. Trueman, Ryan T. Anderson - foreword

Narrado por: Carl R. Trueman

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 discusses 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, this audiobook 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.

©2022 Carl R. Trueman (P)2022 Crossway

Excellent

I enjoyed this book and it helped me clarify many of the things I see around me. Excellent.

A clarifying book

Truman does a great job of framing some of the inputs to what we see today in culture. He also does a good job of pushing back on the foolish approach of the secret sensitive church for the last 40 years, that being that we're not ever supposed to suffer and always be delivered. We live in a fallen world, this book will help us understand our current cultural moment and what to do moving forward.

Excellent!

This is the best explanation of the rise of the pagan left that you will find. We can’t defeat the evil until we understand it.

Important to know

I agree with the author, that it is important to see the roots of our current culture. Lots to think about and I will probably listen to it one more time at least. I really appreciate the last chapter because that’s always the big question, where do we go from here?

Bombastically relevant for our radical irreverence

This tops the must read charts for all people in our world today. Bombastically relevant for our radical irreverence throughout our world and culture.

Great work by a thoughtful Christian teacher

Great work by a thoughtful Christian teacher. Truman breaks his larger work into understandable chapters that all Christians should hear.

Great book. Must read

A deep look at how we got to todays culture. Superb and penetrating analysis with deep insights.

Very worthwhile read.

A clear eyed, historically informed view of the world. Carl Trueman clearly understands the philosophical and historical framework of our modern times.

Comprehensive, Honest, Insightful & Offers True Hope

Difficult to hear but a critical & scholarly work that doesn’t lack genuine compassion. This work is a must read for everyone who genuinely cares about both understanding the times and actually helping those who are caught in the undertow of confusion, lies & falsehoods of the age. The conclusion & call in the final chapter offer True Hope and a poignant reminder of the Power of it.

Eye Opening

Carl Trueman frames in his book the crux of the problem of why people of Faith feel like this is a Strange New World. The self absorbed idea that how I as an individual feel should totally rule a society, that my freedom of how to express my feelings overrides accepted morals of a society and that society in general should accept me and my views and that being tolerant is unacceptable and the roots of this thought process are well thought out and spelled out in this book. It presents answers to Christians of how to live in the world but not be of the world. Incredible in its scope and clarity