By almost every material measure life has become safer, richer, and more convenient… so why do many people seem more anxious, lonely, and unhappy?
We often explain this malaise in economic or psychological terms but Carl Trueman argues that its deepest cause is spiritual: Western societies have rejected the belief that human beings have a given nature that dictates what is good for us. Our understanding of the human person shapes how we approach family, technology, education, medicine, and the role of government, its reflected in the most basic orientation that we take to policy issues.
Carl Trueman, a Professor at Grove City College, is the author of several best selling books including The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self and The Desecration of Man.
