Description

Course Description

Ignore cancel culture and learn the reasons why sexual identity is the battleground of our day.

We regularly encounter terms like transgender, legal innovations like homosexual unions, and social media’s encouragement of pleasure at all costs. What does the plus sign mean in LGBTQ+, after all?

This course uncovers the roots of these changes. Students will understand the philosophies that built up identity when God’s design for mankind is rejected. They will regularly be asked to examine the ways in which these philosophies enter their entertainment, work, and hearts.

Designed as an elective course in the humanities for upperclassmen, the course includes several components to train your student in not just forming but living a biblical worldview to the glory of God:

• Introductory videos by Dr. Carl Trueman, a respected Christian professor of church and intellectual history;
• A complete reading of Trueman’s accessible study of the sexual revolution, Strange New World. This work was itself condensed from his acclaimed The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.
• Selections from contemporary movies, documentaries, and news clips that bring the ideas of the book off the page.
• Primary source readings from the works of philosophers highlighted by Trueman;
• Secondary readings from John Frame’s monumental History of Western Philosophy to provide a Christian analysis of selected philosophers, their ideas, and their legacies;
• A mixture of assignments, articles, quizzes and research projects to reinforce learning.

Credit: 1/2 HS Elective Credit (worldview, philosophy, intellectual history, humanities)

Age recommendation: 16+ [see Content Advisory below]

A Special Note About Access

We strongly recommend parents go through this material with their student. See Content Advisory below.

There are two ways to get access to this new course:

1. If parents subscribe to this course individually, their accounts will be enrolled in the course and the facilitated group automatically.
2. Although the course is included in the Premium Membership at no charge, it will not show up as an enrolled course. Due to the content of the course we require parents to email permission for their students to be enrolled.

To request access, simply email email [email protected] the following info:

• Parent name,
• Email address subscribed to the Premium Membership (if different from parent address),
• Student name (and email address, if they have an account on My Compass Classroom),
• A statement such as “I have read the Content Advisory and grant permission for my student to be enrolled in the Strange New World course.”

Content Advisory

We recommend this course for students age 16+ due in part to the nature of the topic. These subjects appear frequently:

• sexual dysphoria
• LGBTQ+ issues
• homosexuality
• lesbianism
• bisexuality
• transgenderism
• transsexuality
• queer, non-binary, and intersex identification
• feminism

The following terms are also used in the course. Sometimes they are not explained in detail by Dr. Trueman, but are included in a source quotations or aid in describing a legal issue involved:

• BDSM
• euthanasia
• genitalia
• masturbation
• pedophilia
• Playboy
• pornography

Required & Optional Books

Required: Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Dr. Carl Trueman. You can purchase a copy in our store or on Crossway.org

Optional: A History of Western Philosophy and Theology by Dr. John Frame. (Buy from Amazon | Look for used versions at Book Finder)

Video Study Ⓒ 2021 by Carl Trueman. Book and Study Guide Ⓒ 2022 Carl Trueman. All worldwide rights reserved. Used with permission under license from Crossway.

License: This product is licensed for use by one family. For group, co-op, or school use, each family will need to purchase a copy or purchase licenses for each student. For more information, visit our group license page.