The Desecration of Man

“A definitive account of the fruit born of secularism.” —John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center and coauthor of A Practical Guide to Culture

“Essential reading for everyone who cares about the human future.” —George Weigel, author of Witness to Hope

“[A] powerful book . . . executed with all the grace and erudition, the breadth and depth, that we have come to expect of its author.” —Michael Hanby, associate professor of religion and philosophy of science at the Catholic University of America

“Anyone who wants to better understand key dynamics in our culture will benefit from The Desecration of Man.” —Bishop Robert Barron, Bishop of Winona-Rochester

“Trueman offers the cold plunge we in the West so desperately need.” —Erika Bachiochi, author of The Rights of Women and editor in chief of Fairer Disputations

“We are made in God’s image and likeness. It would be hard to find a more compelling, colorful, cogent exposition of this truth than the one provided by this book.” —Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop Emeritus of New York

“The book is a cultural lament, but more than that.” —Kevin DeYoung, senior pastor at Christ Covenant Church and associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary

“Lucidly argued, The Desecration of Man offers rich material to thoughtful secularists and Christian believers alike.” —Mary Harrington, author of Feminism Against Progress

“This book is both sobering and hopeful, for it not only traces the problem but also proposes the best of all solutions.” —Tim Challies, author of Seasons of Sorrow

“One of the sharpest diagnosticians of our many cultural malaises offers us a searing analysis of a question that has long baffled secular humanism: Are we minds or machines?” —James Orr, associate professor of philosophy of religion at the University of Cambridge