Ep. 68: The Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self - with Dr. Carl Trueman

Distilling Theology

We're thrilled to welcome our friend Dr. Carl Trueman back to the show this week to discuss his latest book, "The Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution," published by Crossway. We had a limited window of time to interview Carl, so we sipped Diplomatico Mantuano rum ahead of our conversation to maximize our time with him talking about his book. We learned a bunch and we hope you enjoy listening to the discussion as much as we enjoyed recording it!
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Tomorrow night, Weds, May 5th, at 9PM Eastern Time, we'll be welcoming Dr. Samuel Renihan back to the program to explore the doctrine of Divine Impassability. We will live stream the entire extended conversation exclusively for our Patreons.
Next week, we'll begin a series of episodes exploring Theology Proper (The doctrine of God), picking up from last May where we left off with "Part 3." This series will include several exciting interviews, including the one we're recording with Sam tomorrow. You won't want to miss it!
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1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Sponsor: Logos 9 (00:02:19)

3. Notes on Diplomatico Mantuano Rum (00:04:36)

4. Tasting Notes (00:06:30)

5. Guest Intro (Dr. Carl Trueman) (00:07:54)

6. Valley of Vision Prayer (00:09:57)

7. Why write "The Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self?" (00:12:15)

8. What is the "Social Imaginary?" (00:14:36)

9. Why did you choose the time period + thinkers that you did? (00:16:48)

10. What was the writing & research process like? (00:22:38)

11. How can Christians engage with this issue? (00:27:37)

12. Where should Christians go to learn how to address this topic? (00:31:31)

13. Recommendations for further reading (00:35:10)

14. Giveaway Announcement (00:36:23)

15. Tomorrow Night Special Announcement + Patreon (00:37:15)

16. Next Week + Society of Reformed Podcasters (00:38:11)

17. Outro (00:39:40)