MAGNiFY 2021
Conference: December 4, 2021 (Saturday only)
University Reformed Church, East Lansing, MI
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STRANGE NEW WORLD:
HOW THINKERS AND ACTIVISTS REDEFINED IDENTITY AND SPARKED THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION
How did the world arrive at its current, disorienting state of identity politics, and how should the church respond? Historian Carl R. Trueman shows how influences ranging from traditional institutions to technology and pornography moved modern culture toward an era of “expressive individualism.” Investigating philosophies from the Romantics, Nietzsche, Marx, Wilde, Freud, and the New Left, he outlines the history of Western thought to the distinctly sexual direction of present-day identity politics, providing readers with a clearer understanding of the modern implications of these ideas on religion, free speech, and issues related to personal identity.
Sponsoring Churches:
Covenant Life Community
East Lansing
Graham Church
Laingsburg
Holt Baptist Church
Holt
Red Cedar Church
Okemos
South Church
Lansing
University Reformed Church
East Lansing
2021 SPEAKER:
Carl Trueman
Carl R. Trueman (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College. He is an esteemed church historian and a fellow for the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Trueman has authored or edited more than a dozen books, including The Creedal Imperative; Luther on the Christian Life; and Histories and Fallacies. Trueman is a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
Conference Schedule
7:30 am Leaders’ Breakfast
9:00 Session 1: “The Path to Our Strange New World”, Carl Trueman
10:10 Break
10:30 Conversation with Jason Helopoulos and Carl Trueman
11:30 LUNCH BREAK
1:30 pm Session 2: “Understanding Our Strange New World”, Carl Trueman
2:25 Break
2:45 Question and Answer with Carl Trueman & Jason Helopoulos
3:40 Break
4:00 Session 3: “Living in Our Strange New World?”, Carl Trueman
5:00 Conference Ends