I must admit: when I first came across Carl Trueman\u2019s new book, the title and the cover did little to entice me. What does “the self,” “cultural amnesia,” “expressive individualism,” and “the road to the sexual revolution\u201d have to do with the day-to-day things I face as an ordinary pastor? It all seemed so philosophical, so abstract, so obtuse. Nevertheless, upon the recommendation of a few friends and mentors, I took the plunge. Upon resurfacing from the book several weeks later, I was stunned to learn that every one of those philosophical topics shaped my life, ministry, and world more than I could ever imagine.<\/p>\n
The goal of this article is to convince you of this as well.<\/p>\n
THE DESPAIRING DIAGNOSIS <\/p>\n
First things first: what\u2019s Trueman trying to say? Essentially, he argues that our current time and place is morally and philosophically unique. Similar to Aldous Huxley’s dystopia in A Brave New World, but with one massive difference: in Huxley\u2019s fantasy future, the community reigned; in our modern world, the individual reigns. Put simply, the recent onslaught of the sexual revolution is merely a symptom of a new, individualistic world order.<\/p>\n
Indeed, sexual sin has plagued us since the Fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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