“I am a woman trapped in a man’s body.” That statement drove Carl Trueman to investigate what has happened in Western culture to create a situation where, “I am a woman trapped in a man’s body,” are words that makes sense in the same sentence. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Dr. Trueman’s latest book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, which traces cultural transitions from Romanticism to the modern era to show how some unlikely philosophical partners have come together to create the cultural vertigo of the 21st Century. If you feel as though your head is spinning trying to understand our current cultural situation, Dr. Trueman’s wisdom might help you make sense of it all.
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