Going From Expressive Individualism to Performative Individualism
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The sociologist Robert Bellah in his important work, Habits of the Heart, describes our modern world as being marked by Expressive Individualism: a belief that our identity is formed by self-expression, by discovering our deepest desires and carrying them out as an expression of our authentic selves. It’s one of the more important books for pastors and spiritual leaders to digest and helps make sense of why many (Christians including) pursue a sense of self and identity in conflict with how historical Christianity does.
Going From Expressive Individualism to Performative Individualism
Going From Expressive Individualism to…
Going From Expressive Individualism to Performative Individualism
The sociologist Robert Bellah in his important work, Habits of the Heart, describes our modern world as being marked by Expressive Individualism: a belief that our identity is formed by self-expression, by discovering our deepest desires and carrying them out as an expression of our authentic selves. It’s one of the more important books for pastors and spiritual leaders to digest and helps make sense of why many (Christians including) pursue a sense of self and identity in conflict with how historical Christianity does.