The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
Carl Trueman
Crossway, 2020

How did we get to where we are in terms of transgenderism and the sexual revolution? Here’s a 400-page answer from Carl Trueman, which, as an atheist reviewer on Amazon has stated, ‘Whether or not you are a believer, it is very objective’.

Something that stands out is the role that aesthetics has played – something that has a wider application than even just to sexuality. For example, surely it goes a long way to explaining why “You can blaspheme Christ on Premier [Christianity], but dare blaspheme Meghan Markle and you are toast!”

The ‘Concluding Unscientific Prologue’ points to a way forward, managing to be realistic but not despairing. The importance that Trueman gives to community as we go forward is striking and Butterfield-esque.

Not the sort of book we might want to read, but it’s an important one!

Thanks to Crossway for a complimentary copy of this book.