This week, I am joined by Dr. Carl Trueman, Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, and we talk about his latest book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.

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Meet Dr. Carl Trueman:

Dr. Trueman earned an MA in Classics from the University of Cambridge, and a Ph.D. in Church History from the University of Aberdeen. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books. He is an esteemed church historian and previously served as the William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and Public Life at Princeton University. 

Resources:

• The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Dr. Carl Trueman
• The Ethics of Authenticity by Charles Taylor
• How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor by James K. A. Smith
• Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age by Andrew T. Walker
• Public Discourse