# The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics (Christopher Lasch)

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Published: 2025-03-04T17:36:51+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.theworthyhouse.com/e/the-true-and-only-heaven-progress-and-its-critics-christopher-lasch/
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## Resource

Christopher Lasch's famous exposition of the false claims of progress, and of what the alternatives are to an unthinking slavish devotion to "progress." A book that was before its time in 1991, but the moment of which may have come. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2025/03/04/the-true-and-only-heaven-progress-and-its-critics-christopher-lasch/). We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. Other than at the main site, you can follow Charles here: https://x.com/TheWorthyHouse

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