Blogs by Carl Trueman

Britain's Independent has an interesting article on a new book on Oliver Cromwell -- in my view the greatest Englishman who ever lived, and whose portrait, alongside that of Luther and the Protector's son-in-law, Henry Ireton, hang on the Great... continue

I confess that, until I read September's Monthly Record of the Free Church of Scotland, I was blissfully unaware of the antics of Canadian evangelist, Todd Bentley.  This is a delightful chap who's leading a `revival' (sic and, in this... continue

Westminster Seminary Bookstore are doing a great deal on Machen's Christianity and Liberalism at the moment.  You can buy your copy here.... continue

There's a fascinating article in The London Review of Books by Jonathan Raban on Neil Entwistle, the Englishman who murdered his American wife and child a year or two ago. The article is worth reading for a number of reasons. ... continue

For any moshers out there who might be interested: Ben Witherington, evangelical NT scholar, has been posting a series of `classic rock' lists on his blog, showing that he is not simply one of the most readable and lucid NT... continue

One of my students brought to my attention the fact that ChristianAudio.com are offering Augustine's Confessions as their free download of the month for August.  You'll find the link here.As a former student once said in chapel, `Dr Trueman told... continue

I'm just finishing Garth M. Rosell's very readable book, The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism (Baker).   It's essentially a biography of Ockenga, with particular focus on his role in the wider post-war... continue

My friend Eric Redmond has published an excellent blog on Obama and the election.  I have no vote (much to the relief of many Ref21 readers, I am sure -- though, bizarrely, I still pay tax in a nation founded... continue

Reading the excellent article on psalm singing below, I wanted to add just two more resources.  The Free Church of Scotland has an excellent edition of the Psalter, combing both the 1650 and the new Sing Psalms which should be... continue

`The bell and the can and the bodies on the floor.'  So goes a line from Mark Knopfler's `Ode to Sonny Liston.'  Well, two heavyweight bruisers of more recent vintage are engaged in a slugfest  over at First Things: N... continue