Carl Trueman

From Christian theologian and historian Carl Trueman, an argument that a blasphemous rejection of Christian anthropology drives the social ills of our time. As church attendance falls, suicide rates climb, and birth rates plummet, Christian pundits have suggested disenchantment and the loss of tradition are to blame for our spiritual malaise. But what if the problem is both much simpler and much more serious? In Desecration of Man, theologian and ecclesial historian Carl Trueman argues that modern man's crisis of meaning stems from a rejection of a simple fact - that he was made in the image of God. Unmoored from the basic moral fact that secures human dignity, we violently disrespect our own minds and bodies through abortion, pornography, casual sex, gender transitions, and more--and in this disrespect we blaspheme against God himself, with devastating practical and spiritual consequences. With gentle pastoral wisdom, deep insight into church history, and an impressive command of philosophical geneologies, The Desecration of Man speaks to those troubled by the spiritual sickness of our time and points toward consecration to a God who is alive and loving as a solution. The Early Church triumphed over Rome because it offered life in place of death. It is time for modern Christians to offer the same kind of vision.

Suchasne suspilstvo pridiljaje dedali bilshe uvagi pitannjam seksualnoji ta gendernoji identichnosti. Mistetstvo, media j politiki aktivno formujut diskusiju pro prava LGBTK+ ta mozhlivosti samovirazhennja. Prote sche kilka desjatilit tomu tsi temi sprijmalisja inakshe, a ninishni ujavlennja pro svobodu zdavalisja divnimi j navit paradoksalnimi.U tsomu gruntovnomu doslidzhenni Karl Trumen prostezhuje, jak filosofski techiji, romantizm, psikhoanaliz, sotsialni j politichni rukhi XIX-XX stolit i tekhnologichnij progres sformuvali nove rozuminnja viboru j avtonomiji osobistosti. Kulminatsijeju tsogo protsesu stala seksualna revoljutsija 1960-kh, scho zminila normi seksualnoji povedinki.Chitach znajde u knizhtsi glibokij analiz vazhlivikh pitan suchasnosti: politiki identichnosti ta ekspresivnogo individualizmu, abortiv, odnostatevikh shljubiv, transgendernosti, pornografiji ta movi nenavisti. Knizhka pokazuje, jaki ideji vidatnikh misliteliv i kulturnikh dijachiv sformuvali suchasnist ta jakimi budut jikhni istorichni naslidki.

Carl Truemanin kirja Outo uusi maailma kuvaa tarkasti aikamme ihmiskuvaa ja jäljittää perusteellisesti ajattelumme aatehistoriallisia juuria Nietzschen, Marxin, Wilden ja Freudin kautta. Trueman käyttää käsitettä expressiivinen individualismi kuvaamaan tätä ihmiskuvaa. Itsensä toteuttamiseen tähtäävä yksilökeskeisyys onkin tämänhetkisen länsimaisen ajattelun keskiössä. Outo uusi maailma ei ole pelkästään kulttuurikritiikki vaan myös peili, jonka kautta voimme tarkastella itseämme ja aikaamme. Se kutsuu meitä kyseenalaistamaan monia itsestäänselvyyksiä, joita kulttuurissamme laajalti pidetään tosina, ja löytämään uudelleen Jumalan tarkoittaman ihmisyyden. Tällä matkalla Truemanin teos toimii tarpeellisena karttana: se auttaa näkemään ideologiset karikot ja löytämään reitin takaisin todellisuuteen, joka ei lepää ihmisen tunteiden, vaan Jumalan totuuden varassa. Englantilainen Carl R. Trueman (PhD, Aberdeenin yliopisto) toimii teologian professorina Grove City Collegessa (PA, USA). Kirkkohistorioitsijana tunnettu Trueman on julkaissut useita kirjoja. Esipuhe: Santeri Marjokorpi.

Why chasing after expressive individualism, experiences, and desires always fails to deliver on its promise of happiness.Today we are told to be true to ourselves, look within for answers, and follow our hearts. But when we put our own happiness first, we experience record-breaking levels of aimlessness, loneliness, depression, and anxiety. Self-centeredness always fails to deliver the fulfillment we're seeking.In Don't Follow Your Heart, Thaddeus Williams debunks the "ten commandments of self-worship," which include popular propaganda, like:#liveyourbestlife: Thou shalt always act in accord with your chief end—to glorify and enjoy yourself forever.#followyourheart: Thou shalt obey your emotions at all costs.#yolo: Thou shalt pursue the rush of boundary-free experience. Williams builds a case that this type of self-worship is not authentic, satisfying, or edgy. Instead, its rehashing what is literally humanity's oldest lie. He calls on a new generation of mavericks and renegades, heretics who refuse to march in unison with the self-obsessed herd. With a fascinating blend of theology, philosophy, science, psychology, and pop culture, Williams points us to a life beyond self-defeating dogmas to a more meaningful life centered on Someone infinitely more interesting, satisfying, and awesome than ourselves.Featuring stories from Carl Trueman, Joni Eareckson Tada, J.P, Moreland, Josh McDowell, Alisa Childers, and more."Following the herd is leading our generation off a cliff. Maybe a little heresy can do us a lot of good." —Collin Hansen

Southwestern Journal of Theology 2021 Book Award (Theological Studies)2021 Book Award, The Gospel Coalition (Honorable Mention, Academic Theology)Following his well-received Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition, Craig Carter presents the biblical and theological foundations of trinitarian classical theism. Carter, a leading Christian theologian known for his provocative defenses of classical approaches to doctrine, critiques the recent trend toward modifying or rejecting classical theism in favor of modern "relational" understandings of God. The book includes a short history of trinitarian theology from its patristic origins to the modern period, and a concluding appendix provides a brief summary of classical trinitarian theology. Foreword by Carl R. Trueman.

The Trinity is foundational to Christian theology, with immense relevance for practical living. This volume offers trinitarian readings of each New Testament corpus and focuses on the importance of the doctrine for Christian life and ministry.

Traditionally Protestant theology, between Luther's early reforming career and the dawn of the Enlightenment, has been seen in terms of decline and fall into the wastelands of rationalism and scholastic speculation. Editors Trueman and Clark challenge this perception in this transatlantic collection of eighteen essays covering Luther and Calvin; Early Reformed Orthodoxy; the British Connection; From High Orthodoxy to Enlightenment; and the Rise of Lutheran Orthodoxy.