The predominant religion in many parts of the world today is expressive individualism. It shapes the religious intuitions of our non-Christian neighbors, our children, and even ourselves in the church. Understanding expressive individualism and how it has impacted the church is crucial for pastoral ministry. Table of Contents
Editor’s Note
Introducing Expressive Individualism Why Pastors Need to Understand an Abstract Topic Like Expressive Individualism by Justin Harris Do 9Marks Churches Foster Expressive Individualism? by Ben Wright Summary of Carl Trueman’s, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by John Benton Book Review: Carl Trueman’s Strange New World reviewed by Allen Duty How Do We Find Our Identity in Christ? - An excerpt from Brian Brosner’s How to Find Yourself
Expressive Individualism and the Church Expressive Individualism and the Church by Carl Trueman Preaching in the Age of Expressive Individualism: Telling the Story of Our New Identity by Michael Lawrence Pastoring Singles in the Age of Self by Sam Allberry Youth Ministry and the Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Walt Mueller You’re a Pastor, Not a Therapist by Jeremy Pierre Church Discipline and Expressive Individualism by Jonathan Parnell The Ordinances: A True and Better Identity Politics by Bobby Jamieson Raising Children in an Age of Expressive Individualism by Abigail Dodds The Pastor and an Unmessianic Sense of Non Destiny by Carl Trueman
Expressive Individualism and the Internet
You’ve Got Self:
How the Internet Cultivates Expressive Individualism in All of Us by Samuel D. James Social Media Is Designed to Divide Churches-So What Do We Do? by Clare Morell
Gender, Sexuality, and Expressive Individualism Questions about Gender Should Send Us to Scripture by Tom Schreiner If You Want to Address LGBTQ, Address Expressive Individualism by Ryan Fullerton Expressive Individualism, Embodied Telos, and How to Be an Anti-Winfrey by Andrew Walker
Elder Meditation: An Elder Must Not Be Quarrelsome Are You Principles or Just a Contentious Jerk? by Paul Martin Are You Contending for the Truth or Quarrelsome? by Paul Alexander What Does Proverbes Teach about Being Quarrelsome? by Mark Redfern What Does Paul Mean by Quarrelsome? by Will McKinney How Do We Recognize Quarrelsome People? by Nathan Loudin What Is the Root of Quarrelsomeness and How Does It Get Fixed? by David Dunham
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