Understanding the Strange New World 📚

These sources primarily focus on Carl R. Trueman's analysis of the current cultural crisis, particularly in the Western world. They highlight his argument, presented in Strange New World (a shorter version of his larger work, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self), that this crisis stems from a historical shift in the concept of the self. This shift, influenced by various philosophers and movements like second-wave feminism and enabled by technology, prioritizes inner feelings and subjective identity over external reality, leading to phenomena such as the sexual revolution and the LGBTQ+ movement. The sources also touch upon how this change impacts areas like social institutions, technology, and the loss of traditional authority, making previously implausible ideas, such as prioritizing inner feelings over the physical body in the transgender movement, widely accepted.Sources:"Strange New World" by Carl. R Trueman is the best historical explanation of our current cultural crisis - Denison Forum01 Strange New World-teacher.docxHerbert Marcuse - Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyMichel Foucault - Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyObsession with Self-Identity, Sexuality, and Rewriting History: How We Got Where We Are Today - C.S. Lewis InstituteSTRANGE NEW WORLD: HOW THINKERS AND ACTIVISTS REDEFINED IDENTITY AND SPARKED THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION, by Carl R. Trueman - Books At a GlanceSecond-wave feminism - WikipediaStrange new world book truemanStrange new world carl r. truemanThe Strange New World of the Modern Self—A Conversation with Carl Trueman