Blogs by Carl Trueman

I had the pleasure today of hearing three lectures by Walter Kaiser Jnr.  I was particularly struck by a statement he made tonight: `To ignore any part of the Word of God today is to create a seedbed for heresy... continue

An excellent new volume is that by Robert C Kolb and Charles P Arand, The Genius of Luther's Theology (Baker Academic).  Not so much a study of Luther's thought as an interaction with him on the issues of righteousness and... continue

Some may remember that a few months back I argued that soul patches on ministers were a sign of pathetic middle aged men in the uncoolest and untrendiest calling on earth trying to pose as -- say it ain't so... continue

A former student of mine (and probably one of the most successful, entertaining and least narcissistic bloggers in the US) has brought his readers attention to Rowan Williams' latest gaffe.  My only criticism: come on, Taylor, you're dissing of Cranmer... continue

Justin T brought this article to my attention (funny how I missed it -- Fox News being, after the Comedy Channel, my favourite source of credible news stories):http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328088,00.htmlI believe that a similar proportion of Ref21 readers think Derek Thomas is... continue

Having checked myself into rehab late last night, suffering from severe emotional distress, I now feel able to respond to Del Boy's crowing.First, I call on Parliament to declare the next four weeks a period of national mourning.  In the... continue

I see C J Mahaney is blogging.  He has some good thoughts on the `Superbowl' -- you know, that ridiculous event where all those overweight people stand around doing nothing for four hours and looking silly in spandex (hasn't anyone ever... continue

As the dust settles in yesterday's votes in the US, news reports today speak of a new attitude among evangelical voters which voting block (if one can reify it that way) is more undecided the ever and much less black... continue

More on the dark doings at Wycliffe Hall.  Call me a cynic, but the key phrase here might well be `energetic management style.'   Still, pinning it all on the fundamentalists is much more fun.http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article3321401.ece... continue

Diligent observers of the UK evangelical scene will know that Wycliffe College, Oxford, has been going through something of a turbulent transformation under the leadership of new Principal, Richard Turnbull. .  Here's a link to the latest twist involving leading... continue