Carl R. Trueman

David Mills has found himself in trouble—for making the stunning claim that conservative Catholics are not conservative Protestants, and conservative Protestants are not conservative Catholics. Continue Reading »

It is sad to learn that universities are not places which model civil engagement between those who hold differing opinions. Continue Reading »

Marginality brings its advantages if the marginalized are prepared to capitalize upon them. Continue Reading »

Only those churches which have a firm and elaborate grasp of the Christian faith are likely to survive in the coming years.
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Why do many see abortion as a positive good? Continue Reading »

Long after Indiana's RFRA crisis is past, the changes in our political culture which it has revealed will continue to have consequences for religious conservatives. Continue Reading »

Thomas Aquinas's careful distinctions can help clarify the precise nature of recent moral changes. Continue Reading »

When pastoral language is the same as political rhetoric, Christians face an array of difficult problems. Continue Reading »

Over twenty years on, the practical impact of the Evangelicals and Catholics Together is not hard to discern. Positively, it was part of a larger collaboration that gave us the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and other related volumes. It also helped to foster the culture which surrounds First Things, perhaps the most articulate organ for the expression of conservative religious voices in the current cultural climate. Negatively, it shattered friendships and bred suspicion. Most notably, it served to rupture the relationship between J. I. Packer and leading Calvinistic evangelicals such as John MacArthur and R. C. Sproul. Continue Reading »

As Scot McKnight points out, some conversions from evangelicalism to Rome may not simply be the result of a failure to instil theology. Continue Reading »