The Origin and Triumph of the Modern Ego

Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to the Sexual Revolution.

Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, sexual identity has dominated public discourse and cultural trends, although no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Augustine to Marx, diverse viewpoints and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of the self. Carl Trueman analyzes the development of the sexual revolution as a symptom (and not a cause) of the quest for identity. Trueman studies the past, brings clarity to the present, and provides guidance for the future, as Christians navigate culture in humanity's ever-changing search for identity.