Strange New World

Dr. Trueman gives students:

• Introductory videos by Dr. Carl Trueman, a respected Christian professor of church and intellectual history;
• A complete reading of Trueman’s accessible study of the sexual revolution, Strange New World. This work was itself condensed from his acclaimed The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.
• Selections from contemporary movies, documentaries, and news clips that bring the ideas of the book off the page.
• Primary source readings from the works of philosophers highlighted by Trueman;
• Secondary readings from John Frame’s monumental History of Western Philosophy to provide a Christian analysis of selected philosophers, their ideas, and their legacies;
• A mixture of assignments, articles, quizzes and research projects to reinforce learning.

This course uncovers the roots of these changes. Students will understand the philosophies that built up identity when God’s design for mankind is rejected. They will regularly be asked to examine the ways in which these philosophies enter their entertainment, work, and hearts.