Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution Paperback – 22 March 2022
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Carl Trueman identifies the historical, philosophical, and technological influences that have shaped present-day identity politics and teaches believers how to shift their modern understanding of personhood to a biblical perspective.
- Print length208 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date22 March 2022
- ISBN-101433579308
- ISBN-13978-1433579301
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Carl R. Trueman (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College. He is a contributing editor at First Things, an esteemed church historian, and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Trueman has authored or edited more than a dozen books, including The Creedal Imperative; Luther on the Christian Life; and Histories and Fallacies. He is a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
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About the Author
Carl R. Trueman (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College. He is a contributing editor at First Things, an esteemed church historian, and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Trueman has authored or edited more than a dozen books, including The Creedal Imperative; Luther on the Christian Life; and Histories and Fallacies. He is a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
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- Language : English
- Paperback : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1433579308
- ISBN-13 : 978-1433579301
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I found this book to be a wonderful cultural exegesis while remaining approachable for those previously unfamiliar with the names and philosophies discussed throughout. The book is concise and to the point, and neither throws any punches nor withholds the truth of biblical stance and reasoning in response to what's happening in the world around us.
Each chapter brings you on a natural progression from the chapters before and takes you into the developing thought processes and cultural imagination of the west over the past 500 years. Finishing with the final chapter which, I greatly respect, is a short overview of how the church should consider responding to the culture that already has reservations if not disdain toward our voice in the matters. Trueman is not quick to assert a know-it-all stance on how to respond, but instead gives healthy guidelines and ancient voices to submit to as the body of Christ discerns its best response.
I have already recommended this book to many pastoral colleagues and individuals in leadership. I truly believe this is one of the most significant books of our day for gaining a clear grasp on the undercurrents of our culture and the culture that is affecting, and ultimately influencing, those we lead. Knowing how we got to where we currently are can truly help in knowing how we might get to where we need to be.

My recommendation in reading Strange New World is this:
1. Read the Foreword and Preface
2. Next, read the 1-2 page "Conclusion" at the end of each chapter (Chapters 1-8)
3. Next, read Chapter 9, the book's overall conclusion.
4. Finally, go back and read the book cover-to-cover, highlighting important ideas/quotations/etc.
My intention is to glean heavily from this book to create a seminar/talk for collegians.
Thank you, Dr. Carl Trueman, for the many hours you put into these books -- an excellent service to a culture that's lost its sense of external, objective truth.

This has been developed as a resource for churches and Christian groups, there is a video and study guide, and that flavor comes out most strongly in the last chapter. But I think you can learn a lot by viewing the argument descriptively rather than as a moral critique.
I think this is one of a handful of books that really sheds light on the worldview of our culture and how it operates, how we got here, and where we are headed.