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Carl R. Trueman is a professor at Grove City College in the Calderwood School of Arts and Humanities, Department of Biblical and Religious Studies, and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) in the Evangelicals in Civic Life Program. His work bridges theology, intellectual history, and cultural analysis, focusing on the roots of modern cultural malaise, expressive individualism, and critical theory.
Trueman holds an M.A. from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen. He has previously taught at the Universities of Nottingham and Aberdeen in the UK and at Westminster Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. In 2017–2018, he was the William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in Religion and Public Life at Princeton University’s James Madison Program.
His research centers on the intellectual foundations of modern identity, particularly the rise of expressive individualism and its impact on religion, sexuality, and public life. He has also written extensively on Reformation theology and is currently exploring the origins of critical theory in the Western Marxist tradition. His influential book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self (2020) is widely regarded as a landmark in cultural and religious criticism.
His recent publications examine themes such as worship and dogma, virtue ethics, technological disruption, and the decline of Protestant institutions. These works reflect a consistent engagement with how modernity reshapes human identity, morality, and religious practice.
- Best-Selling and Award-Winning Author of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self (2020)
- William E. Simon Visiting Fellow, Princeton University (2017–2018)
Trueman regularly contributes to First Things, where he is a contributing editor, as well as Public Discourse, World Opinions, and Catholic World Report. He mentors no listed students but remains an active public intellectual engaged in debates on religion, culture, and ethics. He is not affiliated with any formal research lab or team but participates in public panels and media discussions on contemporary issues.
