Carl R. Trueman

If gay partnerships are legitimate, why deny them the status of marriage? And if they are not legitimate, why bless them? Continue Reading »

Perhaps paradoxically, my freedom requires rules, which sometimes run against my instincts. It is thus a mercy that those rules are given to me and, where necessary, enforced by external authority. Continue Reading »

Our world stands at a moment of anthropological crisis. Advent offers us each an opportunity to reflect upon how Christ, God Incarnate, offers a vision of humanity that speaks to humanity’s deepest needs. Continue Reading »

It is clear that identity politics has a home on the reactionary right just as it does on the progressive left. This is no real surprise: In a world where everything has become politicized, it was bound to come to pass. Continue Reading »

I welcome the clarity of David French’s stand on the Respect for Marriage Act even as I disagree with him. Continue Reading »

We might dub this the Ingratitude Industry, not only because of the sheer quantity of ungratefulness, but also because of the lucrative careers that are made by selling ingratitude as a commodity. Continue Reading »

The winners and losers may change, but the game is always the same: to dethrone whatever today’s dominant categories might be, whether of heterosexuality, whiteness, or the gender binary.  Continue Reading »

Romance is dead. Continue Reading »

A legal conflict between two organizations in the U.K. demonstrates that sometimes allies are found in unlikely places. Continue Reading »

We British are diminished by Queen Elizabeth II's passing. And the world is surely diminished, too, having lost one of its precious few heads of state worthy of respect.  Continue Reading »