Blogs by Carl Trueman

Just received these helpful additions to my earlier post on Barth from an interested reader:Here are some things that would make my reasons-for-Barth list: •  Barth is more than a sparring partner, he seemed to be deeply devoted to the... continue

Mulling over Del's sharp question about what can be learned from Barth, beyond the abandonment of inerrancy, I'd like to suggest the following:1. Barth was a great mind.  Reading the works of a great mind is never a waste of... continue

Here's an interesting piece sent to me by friend of Ref21, Fred Zaspel:  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Warfield on Separation:   Observing the stir of division caused by the entrance of unbelief in African Anglicanism, Warfield writes:   It may... continue

I picked up a copy of the excellent left wing thinker, Nick Cohen's, latest book, What's Left? (Harper Perennial) while I was in the UK the other week.  It's essentially an analysis, by a man of the left, of the... continue

Shhhh, Del.  If you keep pointing out all this stuff, you'll shatter my reputation among the attack dogs of the evangelical left (OK, I know they only do it out of love, so I won't be too hard on them)... continue

It's great to see that my old Australian mucker from Aberdeen days, Brian Rosner (now at Moore), has a new book out.  B and I shared many a happy moment in our cramped attic offices, directly over the mosque at... continue

A friend down under tells me that Andy McGowan's book is provoking something of a storm and that an invitation to speak at Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne has been withdrawn.I confess to struggling with what to make of Andy's... continue

At home in the UK this weekend (a good weekend -- seeing the mighty Gloucester finish top of leage for the third time in six years, at least in the regular season), I picked up a copy of Andrew Marr's excellent... continue

Justin T just sent me this.  Hentoff is a hero -- left libertarian, jazz afficionado, writer of liner notes for the great Robert Zimmerman, and only pro-lifer on the staff at The Village Voice.http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080428/EDITORIAL07/122506990/1013/EDITORIAL... continue

I've enjoyed rereading the republished essays of Dr Packer on the atonement in the new Packer-Dever volume from Crossway volume, In My Place Condemned He Stood. Must-reads for all those tired of the childish -- and blasphemous -- superficiality of... continue