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To Change All Worlds: Critical Theory from Marx to Marcuse - Book Review
In this episode of Truth Tribe, I review Carl Trueman's newest book, "To Change All Worlds: Critical Theory from Marx to Marcuse." His magisterial 2020 volume, "The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self," established him as an insightful, rigorous, and incisive analyst who writes lucidly about complex ideas and places them into a Christian context. He then followed up this book with a smaller summary volume, which added new material, which was called "Strange New World," which was published in 2022. His newest effort addresses in more depth elements taken up in that previous work, or actually those two previous works, the nature of Critical Theory and its influence in contemporary culture. Although critical race theory has its roots in critical theory, Truman does not say much about critical race theory. We are again in his debt for an in depth analysis, rich in original source research and pertinent for understanding contemporary cultural and political currents. Hegel was right in at least one thing: to understand an age, you must understand its philosophy, and as Christians, we must expose it and counter i
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Critical theory has many faces; its complexities and nuances present a challenge to those seeking to engage with its thought. In order to understand critical theory today, we must first understand its origins, its development, and its consequences.
To Change All Worlds: Critical Theory from Marx to Marcuse by Carl R. Trueman is an accessible introduction to the history and development of critical theory. From Hegel and Marx, to Korsch and Lukács, to the Frankfurt School, to Wilhelm Reich and Herbert Marcuse—Trueman focuses on the key figures of critical theory, positioning them within their historical context and tracing the development of critical theory through its various movements, evolutions, nuances, and consequences.
Title
To Change All Worlds
Author(s)
Carl Trueman
ISBN
9781087754390
Format
Hardback
Publisher
B&H
Topic
Culture
Audience
Adults, Church Leaders
Pages
256
Published
10/15/2024
To Change All Worlds
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Critical theory has many faces; its complexities and nuances present a challenge to those seeking to engage with its thought. In order to understand critical theory today, we must first understand its origins, its development, and its consequences.
To Change All Worlds: Critical Theory from Marx to Marcuse by Carl R. Trueman is an accessible introduction to the history and development of critical theory. From Hegel and Marx, to Korsch and Lukács, to the Frankfurt School, to Wilhelm Reich and Herbert Marcuse—Trueman focuses on the key figures of critical theory, positioning them within their historical context and tracing the development of critical theory through its various movements, evolutions, nuances, and consequences.
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- 9781087754390
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To Change All Worlds: Critical Theory from Marx to Marcuse is Carl Trueman’s latest work on the subject. It’s an accessible introduction to the history and development of critical theory, highlighting the major players: Hegel, Marx, Korsch, Lukács, the Frankfurt School, Wilhelm Reich, and Herbert Marcuse. Trueman examines these key figures, positions them within their historical context, and traces the development of their destructive yet influential theories.
Christians, and Christian leaders in particular, simply must gain an understanding of this subject that has reach to dominate our culture.
Highly recommended!
Table of Contents
1 The Importance of Critical Theory
2 Hegel, Marx, and the Origins of Critical Theory
3 The Crucible of the Critical Imagination: Karl Korsch and Georg Lukács
4 The Frankfurt School: From Traditional Theory to Critical Theory
5 The Problems of Enlightenment
6 Critical Theory and Sexual Revolution: Wilhelm Reich and Herbert Marcuse
7 The Culture Industry
8 Negating the Energy That NegatesSelected Quotes
- “But the main problem with critical theory, at least of the stream di
Todd is pretty excited to have today’s guest on “his podcast,” who is none other than his Mortification of Spin co-host, Carl Trueman. Together, they discuss Carl’s latest book, To Change All Worlds: Critical Theory from Marx to Marcuse, where Carl examines the historical roots of critical theory, its evolution, and its impact on contemporary culture.
I wanted to produce a book that was not a kind of “goodies” and “baddies” book…Everybody coming to critical theory has their opinion on whether the critical theorists are good guys or bad guys. I didn’t really want to address that. What I wanted to do was look at critical theory through the historical lens and say, okay, why did this group of men start thinking this way? What was going on? What sources are they using? What problems are they trying to address or questions are they asking in order to get below the surface? – Carl Trueman
Todd and Carl discuss some key figures of critical theory, such as Marx, Hegel, and Freud, and how they and other early critical theorists shaped modern thought. What are the implications for Christians today? Tune in to find out!
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- “But the main problem with critical theory, at least of the stream di