Dr. Trueman, a popular church historian, professor at Grove City College, and author, discusses some of the reasons why contemporary thought (beginning in and especially after the 16th Century) is markedly different than previous ages and eras. The main differences between the current modern thought and earlier ones describe the monologues of the "psychologized self" (retrospective, internal perspectives and feelings shape "who I am"), "sexualized self" (one's sexual desires influence "who I am"), and "political selves" (society positively and negatively affects "who I am"). This episode serves as a concise introduction to and summary of his influential (and dense) books, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self and Strange New World.

Episode 360 of Axis' Culture Translator podcast