Carl R. Trueman on The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

On October 13, 2022, the James Madison Program hosted a discussion with Carl R. Trueman, with commentary from Shilo Brooks, on Trueman's recent book, "The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self." This event was an America's Founding and Future Lecture.

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 in the James Madison Program 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.

Shilo Brooks is Assistant Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and Lecturer in the Department of Politics. He was previously Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Colorado, where he was Faculty Director of the Engineering Leadership Program and Associate Faculty Director of the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization.

The James Madison Program: jmp.princeton.edu