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The retreat from time will not win
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The retreat from time will not win
The time is now to run headlong into the teeth of the fight.
A temptation is that we choose to listen only to voices congenial to our own views. This can also afflict our book reading habits.
Join us for a discussion with Professor Carl Trueman on his book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution. Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, sexual identity has dominated both public discourse and cultural trends—yet no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Augustine to Marx, various views and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of the self. In this book, Trueman analyzes the development of the sexual revol...
Jordan Castro's debut 'The Novelist' is a relatable and humorous study in the economy of plotting, ironic description, and the addictive nature of the self.