Who is Carl Trueman?
Carl R. Trueman (born 1967) is a Christian theologian and ecclesiastical historian. He was Professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary, where he held the Paul Woolley Chair of Church History.
Why listen to the Todd Pruitt and Carl Trueman podcast?
Todd Pruitt and Carl Trueman deliver a humorous, informal podcast with bite. Listen each week for an engaging and thought-provoking conversation on the challenges facing the Church and the Christian, and decide for yourself if words spoken in a British accent truly carry more weight…
Who is Carl Trueman of Cornerstone OPC?
Carl Trueman. Trueman is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and is pastor of Cornerstone OPC in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Trueman studied at Marling School, Gloucestershire, St Catharine's College, Cambridge and the University of Aberdeen, and previously taught at the University of Aberdeen and the University of Nottingham.
Where is John Trueman now?
In 2018 Trueman resigned his position at Westminster to become a full-time undergraduate Professor at Grove City College, serving as Full Professor in their Department of Biblical and Religious Studies as of the fall semester of that same year.
What does Carl Trueman discuss?
In this episode, Carl Trueman discusses our culture's current obsession with identity and changing attitudes about gender and sexuality. He offers a crash course on key historical figures and ideas that have shaped us in profound yet often unnoticed ways, highlights what conservative Christians often misunderstand about the LGBTQ+ cause, and offers advice when it comes to navigating an increasingly hostile culture in the coming years.
What is expressive individualism trying to catch?
It connects to the sexual revolution, of course, because what the sexual revolution has done is say that inside, at your most fundamental level, you're a sexual being—your sexual desires define and determine who you are.
Does transgenderism have to do with bodily reality?
But transgenderism very clearly prioritizes inward conviction over bodily reality. In fact, the bodily reality must give way to the internal psychological conviction. Robby George, a professor of law at Princeton, refers to this as a kind of Gnosticism, a denying of the authority of the physical, particularly the body.
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Who is Carl Trueman?
Carl R. Trueman (born 1967) is a Christian theologian and ecclesiastical historian. He was Professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary, where he held the Paul Woolley Chair of Church History.
What is Trueman's last book?
His last book is called The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.
Where did Trueman go to school?
Trueman studied at Marling School, Gloucestershire, St Catharine's College, Cambridge and the University of Aberdeen, and previously taught at the University of Aberdeen and the University of Nottingham. He was editor of Themelios from 1998 to 2007, and is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
