Carl Trueman's Posts

Carl Trueman's Posts

THE woman on THAT woman

Carl Trueman
Apr 22, 2008
My friend, Sheena Strain, sent me this link to an article by Camille Paglia (we are not worthy!) on Hillary Clinton. Of course, I don't have a vote so can't support B or H in the coming contest, but La Paglia's comments are interesting --- as are the blog comments left behind. It's good to know...

THE woman on THAT woman

Carl Trueman
Apr 22, 2008
My friend, Sheena Strain, sent me this link to an article by Camille Paglia (we are not worthy!) on Hillary Clinton. Of course, I don't have a vote so can't support B or H in the coming contest, but La Paglia's comments are interesting --- as are the blog comments left behind. It's good to know...

The Religious Divide

Carl Trueman
Apr 20, 2008
This week's prize for the cultural equivalent of identifying the Pope's religious affiliation and revealing the sanitary habits of grizzly bears goes to..... The Times (that's The Times of London to those who come from a country that routinely identifies `Paris' as `Paris, France' lest people get...

The Religious Divide

Carl Trueman
Apr 20, 2008
This week's prize for the cultural equivalent of identifying the Pope's religious affiliation and revealing the sanitary habits of grizzly bears goes to..... The Times (that's The Times of London to those who come from a country that routinely identifies `Paris' as `Paris, France' lest people get...

Internalise and Neutralise

Carl Trueman
Apr 17, 2008
I love watching the American media machine in action. The PR blitz that surrounds the Pope's visit is a case in point, one which reminds of the similar avalanche of tosh which came after the death of John Paul II. There we had a Pope who had spent much of his life lambasting the West for its...

Internalise and Neutralise

Carl Trueman
Apr 17, 2008
I love watching the American media machine in action. The PR blitz that surrounds the Pope's visit is a case in point, one which reminds of the similar avalanche of tosh which came after the death of John Paul II. There we had a Pope who had spent much of his life lambasting the West for its...

Gaffin, McGowan, Bavinck and Berkouwer

Carl Trueman
Mar 9, 2008
No, that's not the name of a dodgy legal firm. Rather, four theologians who have reflected in significant ways on scripture. What is interesting is that, in reading Andrew McGowan's new volume from Apollos UK, The Divine Spiration of Scripture , I am puzzled that he comes to very different...

Gaffin, McGowan, Bavinck and Berkouwer

Carl Trueman
Mar 9, 2008
No, that's not the name of a dodgy legal firm. Rather, four theologians who have reflected in significant ways on scripture. What is interesting is that, in reading Andrew McGowan's new volume from Apollos UK, The Divine Spiration of Scripture , I am puzzled that he comes to very different...

Gaffin, McGowan, Bavinck and Berkouwer

Carl Trueman
Mar 9, 2008
No, that's not the name of a dodgy legal firm. Rather, four theologians who have reflected in significant ways on scripture. What is interesting is that, in reading Andrew McGowan's new volume from Apollos UK, The Divine Spiration of Scripture , I am puzzled that he comes to very different...

You too, Brutus my son?

Carl Trueman
Mar 9, 2008
OK, it was a bad day. English rugby is not in need of revival but of resurrection. As the present Mrs T is a Gael to the top of her 4 foot 9 inch frame, it took her less than three seconds to phone her father-in-law to gloat at the end of today's debacle. He, however, was convinced that the usual...