Carl R. Trueman

I link this blog simply as a piece of light entertainment and because it refers to three of the First Things team—myself, Peter Leithart, and the editor. And I am rather afraid that the author manages to sum each of us up in a single sentence. I might also add that he seems to do the same with all the other names on the list which I recognize. It should save readers a lot of time in the future.

After last week’s discussion about the future of Protestantism at Biola, there are a number of important practical questions which remain unanswered. Continue Reading »

Vincent of Lérins and the Development of Christian Doctrineby thomas g. guarinobaker, 192 pages, $26.99The language of the Church has changed over time. The Bible contains no word for Trinity or Incarnation. It does not teach about the Immaculate Conception or the Assumption. These are all . . . . Continue Reading »

The recent revelation that Mars Hill Church in Seattle paid an outside company to boost sales of its pastor’s books has raised questions not simply about personal integrity but also about the very culture of American Evangelicalism.As an English Presbyterian living in the States, I am never . . . . Continue Reading »

The President of the University of Iowa has been reprimanded for making a hurtful remark. Continue Reading »

A new report reveals the secret of a happy marriage in the modern world: Speak in gibberish and look after Number One. Continue Reading »

Hans Kung is apparently planning to take his own life. Continue Reading »

At the Grammys last night Queen Latifah officiated a mass wedding ceremony—with some couples heterosexual, some gay—followed by a surprise song from Madonna. Was it satire? I am a big fan of satirical mockery, even satirical mockery of important things such as marriage. Such satire . . . . Continue Reading »

David F. Wells’ new book offers those of us who are Christians with a touch of pessimistic absurdism in our souls some provocative thoughts on the future of conservative Protestant Christianity. Continue Reading »

Many will already be aware that 2014 is the centenary of the start of the Great War of 1914-18. Fewer may have realized that this year contains another centenary of significance: That of the birth of the self-destructive Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas. Thomas died at only 39—-older, it is true, than . . . . Continue Reading »