Carl Trueman
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Carl Trueman’s Royal Elegy: A Confessional Reformed Critique
Carl Trueman delivers an eloquent, descriptive analysis of the shift in the British monarch’s title and the Church of England’s theological apostasy. However, from a confessionally Reformed perspective, his analysis notably avoids offering prescriptive solutions. Trueman’s approach fits his broader methodology, one of identifying large-scale cultural trends with sharp sociological precision while deliberately abstaining from… Continue reading
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Carl Trueman On Trump vs Biden
Whether portraying spiritual closeness with Roman Catholic clergymen, or painting a picture of our need for a fresh polemic to refute them(!), Carl Trueman’s brush is often broad and his hues blurred. Trueman’s latest masterpiece contrasts what he calls “Trumpite ‘evangelicalism’” with “Biden’s brand of ‘devout’ Catholicism.” He asks his readers to consider, “Which is… Continue reading
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No, I *AM* Spiritually Closer With Evangelicals Who Reject Certain Tenets Of “Classical Theism” Than With Classical Trinitarians Who Reject The Reformed Doctrine Of Justification.
I will interact with portions of this article by Professor Carl Trueman. A recovery of classical theology also raises an interesting ecumenical question. Why do Protestants, especially those of an evangelical stripe, typically prioritize the doctrine of salvation over the doctrine of God? If an evangelical rejects simplicity or impassibility or eternal generation, he is… Continue reading
Philosophical Theology 