Columnist: Carl Trueman

Pelvic Theology, Pelvic Justice

Pelvic Theology, Pelvic Justice

First Things, Carl Trueman
In a recent New York Times guest essay, Catholic writer David Gibson praised Pope Leo for moving his church away from “pelvic theology.” For those unfamiliar with the term, it ...
Catholic Must Learn From The Death of Mainline Protestantism

Catholic Must Learn From The Death of Mainline Protestantism

First Things, Carl Trueman
If Ernest Hemingway were to interview American mainline Protestantism in 2025, the conversation would go something like this: “How did you go spiritually bankrupt?” “Two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.” ...
Pope Francis, My Worst Protestant Nightmare

Pope Francis, My Worst Protestant Nightmare

First Things, Carl Trueman
Francis was my own worst Protestant nightmare: an authoritarian Roman pope driving a liberal Protestant agenda, a leader who embodied the worst of all possible Christian worlds. The era of ...