Carl Trueman's Posts

Carl Trueman's Posts

Fighting Talk

Carl Trueman
May 7, 2014
While I was away attempting to kick-start a solo career last week and, as you can see, enjoying the accolades of huge and unprecedented personal popularity, Nunchucks and the Scarecrow recorded a Bully Pulpit by themselves. In it, they address the matter of Fight Church , an interestingly mindless...

So many questions, so little time....

Carl Trueman
May 6, 2014
I offer some personal reflections, or rather, some pointed questions, about the future of Protestantism over at my other internet haunt, First Thoughts , the blog of the Institute on Religion and Public Life . For any who have never read it, the Institute's flagship magazine, First Things , has to...

So many questions, so little time....

Carl Trueman
May 6, 2014
I offer some personal reflections, or rather, some pointed questions, about the future of Protestantism over at my other internet haunt, First Thoughts , the blog of the Institute on Religion and Public Life . For any who have never read it, the Institute's flagship magazine, First Things , has to...

Back to the Future

Carl Trueman
May 5, 2014
Last week's discussion at Biola with Peter Leithart and Fred Sanders left me with much to reflect upon, not least the cognitive dissonance between Peter Escalante's now legendary mustache (which appeared at first glance to indicate sympathies with the Bonzo Dog Band) and his (indeed our shared)...

Back to the Future

Carl Trueman
May 5, 2014
Last week's discussion at Biola with Peter Leithart and Fred Sanders left me with much to reflect upon, not least the cognitive dissonance between Peter Escalante's now legendary mustache (which appeared at first glance to indicate sympathies with the Bonzo Dog Band) and his (indeed our shared)...

A Roman Catholic, a federal visionary, and a miserable crank go into a bar

Carl Trueman
May 1, 2014
Pressure of time means that I will not be able to respond to Peter Leithart's and Fred Sanders' reflections until next week, when I will offer some general thoughts here and more specific comments on Peter over at First Things . Here I offer just two reflections from an outsider to Protestantism...

A Roman Catholic, a federal visionary, and a miserable crank go into a bar

Carl Trueman
May 1, 2014
Pressure of time means that I will not be able to respond to Peter Leithart's and Fred Sanders' reflections until next week, when I will offer some general thoughts here and more specific comments on Peter over at First Things . Here I offer just two reflections from an outsider to Protestantism...

From Sticks to Wells

Carl Trueman
Apr 30, 2014
The latest MoS is up . This week we have taken a break from our road trip to return to the Bunker in Virginia so that Todd could excommunicate a few patriotic women who have sinned by selflessly serving their country. In this episode, the team covers topics as diverse as the connection between...

From Sticks to Wells

Carl Trueman
Apr 30, 2014
The latest MoS is up . This week we have taken a break from our road trip to return to the Bunker in Virginia so that Todd could excommunicate a few patriotic women who have sinned by selflessly serving their country. In this episode, the team covers topics as diverse as the connection between...

Three's a Crowd

Carl Trueman
Apr 23, 2014
Last November, over at First Things, Peter Leithart declared the end of Protestantism in what proved to be an incendiary post. A few days later, Fred Sanders of Biola University, fired back, declaring that it was his joy to be and to remain a Protestant. That exchange led to the organisation of a...