Blogs by Carl Trueman

Most preachers and teachers have what one student of mine calls `the candy cane class' -- that sermon or lecture which is in the back pocket, so to speak, committed to memory and there to be pulled out at a... continue

Anyone interested in John Henry Newman should check out the following link to a BBC Radio 3 program on his life and influence (though you'll need to be quick -- it's being pulled off the web in 4 days).  You'll... continue

Lest my recent comments on mere Christianity be seen as the sad ramblings of a lone nutter, it's worth checking out the thoughts on much the same thing by Francis Beckwith here.... continue

Regarding my recent comments about events at The King's College in New York, there seems to be some confusion about what I was actually trying to say.  The confusion is at least strongly implied in the Christianity Today web report,... continue

In 1998, whilst on faculty at the University of Nottingham, UK, I was invited by my late and much missed mentor, Bob Horn, to become the editor of Themelios, the UCCF/IFES theological journal.  It was a key moment for me,... continue

This week, I want to focus on a few good books that have recently been published or are about to hit the bookshelves.  I also want to address the tricky question of Luther and the Jews: both in virtually every... continue

The announcement that The King's College, New York, has appointed Dinesh D'Souza as its new President is interesting for a number of reasons.  D'Souza undoubtedly makes a good choice for an institutional president -- articulate, dynamic, and learned, as well... continue

The sixth, seventh, and eighth marks of a good preacher are, for Luther, that he should know when to stop, he should be certain and diligent in his subject, and he should put his life, limb, possessions and honour into... continue

While there has been an understandable reaction in parts of the Reformed world against the kind of radical downgrading of ordained ministry which has come to mark much of the evangelical world, this has itself created problems.  Perhaps most obvious... continue

There is an interesting video over at Biologos by Rev. Dr. Joel Hunter.  It is a graciously worded and gentle piece but does leave some questions.  The major burden seems to be that Reformed and Wesleyans need each other --... continue