#240 The Countercultural Rebellion of Reciting Creeds in an Age of Expressive Individualism, with Dr. Carl Trueman

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Alisa Childers

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

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🗓️ 7 April 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Dr. Carl Trueman joins the podcast to talk about how the notion of human identity has changed over the course of modern history from an external source (your family, name, vocation) to an internal source (your feelings and sexual preferences). He also comments on the important role ancient Christian creeds play in fighting against the “expressive individualism” of our modern culture.------------------------------------------------------------------This video is sponsored by:GOOD RANCHERSGood Ranchers: American Meat Delivered Use the code, ALISA, to get your FREE Chicken Wings for a YEAR!Go to www.goodranchers.com/alisa (http://www.goodranchers.com/alisa) for more information.FOUNDATION WORLDVIEWFoundation Worldview creates curriculum series that will empower your child to think biblically in a deceptive world. Go to foundationworldview.com (http://foundationworldview.com/) and use the discount code ALISA to receive 10% off a family license.SEVEN WEEKS COFFEETaste the Coffee that is Saving Lives.Use the code, ALISA, to get 10% off any product.www.sevenweekscoffee.com (http://www.sevenweekscoffee.com/)--------------------------------------------------------------------To Purchase the new CD, “Beauty from the Ash”, go to www.alisachilders.com/music (http://www.alisachilders.com/music)There you can get the CD, backing tracks, string charts, rhythm charts and stems.Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alisachilders (http://www.patreon.com/alisachilders)To order “Another Gospel”: www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/ (http://www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/)To order “Live Your Truth": www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/ (http://www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/)To order “The Deconstruction of Christianity”: https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/ (https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/)For Alisa's Merch: https://alisachilders.creator-spring.com (https://alisachilders.creator-spring.com/)To see what gear Alisa uses to record her podcast, go to:https://kit.co/alisachilders (https://kit.co/alisachilders)Potential Sponsors: https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/ (https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/)Product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission.

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0:27.0	Expertax Live. Welcome to the Elisa Childers podcast where we equip Christians to identify the core beliefs of
0:43.5	historic Christianity discern its counterfeits and proclaim the gospel with
0:47.6	clarity, kindness, and truth. And we have a jam-packed episode today. So
0:51.7	excited, so honored to have Dr. Carl Truman on the show
0:55.2	to talk about the rise of expressive individualism and if you're wondering what
0:59.4	that's all about, it's about identity. We're going to be talking about how people used to identify themselves
1:05.2	based on maybe their family name or the family's vocation or where they lived in the world.
1:10.3	These were all things that were found outside of ourselves. But flash forward to today
1:14.4	when most people identify themselves by their sexual preferences and their feelings,
1:18.6	so we've gone from an external source of what our identity might be to an internal
1:22.3	source, which is what is called
1:23.9	expressive individualism. I've got so many highlights from today's show. We talked
1:28.4	about the influence of Freud on the way we see our identity. We talked about the transgender movement, how it's
1:34.8	gone from less than 1% of people who experienced gender dysphoria and largely
1:39.7	these were males to a 4,000% increase to today where it's affecting mostly teenage
1:46.8	girls. We talk about why that is the case, why expressive individualism has
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