Blogs by Carl Trueman

In thinking about the importance of being a generalist, the first thing to understand is that it is, indeed, a possibility.  This might seem to be something of a stretch in the current climate of hyper-specialisation and oceans of information... continue

One of the things that marks the world today, particularly the academic world, is the importance of specialisation and expertise.  We all tend to trust the experts because who are we, poor mites, to question what somebody who has spent... continue

One of the barriers which often hinders appreciation of the early church fathers is the sheer strangeness of the world in which they lived compared to that which we now inhabit.  In many ways, the fundamental questions they asked were... continue

I saw on the news this morning that one Terry Jones, of the Dove World Outreach Center, is to hold a `burn a Koran' day in order to demonstrate his hatred of Islam.A couple of things come to mind.  First,... continue

On the small table in the corner of my office at Westminster there is an icon of the man who became known simply as `The Theologian,' Gregory of Nazianzus, one of the most important Christian thinkers of the later fourth... continue

As noted the other day, I have for years argued that you need reasons not to be Catholic.   Prime among them for me would be justification by grace through faith and repudiation of papal authority.  Arguments in favour of... continue

James Anderson, over at RTS, has posted an interesting critique of Stephen Hawking here.... continue

Francis Beckwith helpfully links to this piece on the logical problems in Stephen Hawking's claims about gravity and the non-existence of God.  The author is a Catholic (which may distress the staff of the National Catholic Reporter) but the argument... continue

John L. Allen Jnr., a columnist for the National Catholic Reporter, has written an interesting, and long, review of a new, highly critical biography of Benedict XVI.  The review makes for fascinating reading.  Anyone unfamiliar with Allen's writing is missing... continue

It is a pleasure to report that the excellent website Beginning with Moses is back up and running.  Not so much revival as resurrection, I suspect -- the UK was rife with dark rumours earlier this year that somebody (who... continue