Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Kelsi talks with church historian, professor, and author, Carl Trueman about his newest book, "The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity."
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 previously served as the William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and Public Life at Princeton University. 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.
Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
02:01 The Thesis of Desecration
06:27 What is Man?
11:19 The Paradox of Freedom and Bondage
16:21 Technology's Impact on Humanity
20:37 The Commodification of Humanity: Sex, Reproduction, and Death
23:07 The Disturbing Rise of Medically Assisted Suicide
28:41 Expressive Individualism
31:11 The New Sacred Order: Science and Authority
33:00 The Hope of Consecration
39:20 Cultural Christianity: The Double-Edged Sword
Show Notes:
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More from Carl:
Order "The Desecration of Man": amazon.com/dp/0593713850
"The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self": amazon.com/Rise-Triumph-Modern-Self-Individualism-ebook/dp/B089DNYCDY/?
Kelsi talks with church historian, professor, and author, Carl Trueman about his newest book, "The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity."
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 previously served as the William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and Public Life at Princeton University. 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.
Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
02:01 The Thesis of Desecration
06:27 What is Man?
11:19 The Paradox of Freedom and Bondage
16:21 Technology's Impact on Humanity
20:37 The Commodification of Humanity: Sex, Reproduction, and Death
23:07 The Disturbing Rise of Medically Assisted Suicide
28:41 Expressive Individualism
31:11 The New Sacred Order: Science and Authority
33:00 The Hope of Consecration
39:20 Cultural Christianity: The Double-Edged Sword
Show Notes:
Support 1517: 1517.org/donate-podcasts
1517 Podcasts: 1517.org/podcasts
The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370
1517 on YouTube: @1517org
Kelsi Klembara: 1517.org/contributors/kelsi-klembara
Follow Kelsi on Instagram: instagram.com/kelsiklembara
Follow Kelsi on Twitter: twitter.com/kelsiklembara
Kelsi's Substack: substack.com/@kelsiklembara
Subscribe to the Show:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outside-ourselves/id1646836780
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2XX0DCwK8vX1E7hl4jWInj?si=d0ce81931a1a487f
Youtube: @kelsiklembara
More from Carl:
Order "The Desecration of Man": amazon.com/dp/0593713850
"The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self": amazon.com/Rise-Triumph-Modern-Self-Individualism-ebook/dp/B089DNYCDY/?
