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“It’s not often that I look back on my life and criticize myself for being naïve; cynicism (a far less pardonable vice) is usually the error into which I habitually fall.” (p.131) -Carl Trueman

Me too.

“If we do not have a good grasp of the history of our theology, we will be ill-prepared to defend that tradition both from its enemies and from its well-meaning but ill-informed.” p.113

“Christianity, far from being an ideology which simply serves the political agenda of any given group in society, actually offers a proving, critical searchlight into the souls of us all, and gives us key tools for salutary critique of ourselves and of others.” (86)

I don’t actually think this was a subtweet directed toward a certain website but I must confess I thought of them:

“At this hour, we do not need yet another trendy pundit to salve consciences through superficial cultural commentary involving Christian approaches to Britney Spears, dental floss, or beer commercials.” p. 66

Trueman’s introductory lecture as professor of church history at Westminster.

The year of Trueman continues