A friend passed on this critique of Carl Trueman's excellent book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self - first negative review I have seen.
It seems to me that Jon Harris' forte and audience expectation is negative critique. The emphasis is to find what's wrong in everything. He criticizes Trueman:
- for not making the argument he wanted him to make.
- for not addressing BLM (which hadn't come to prominence when Trueman finished writing).
- for not addressing post-modernism (which he did, if Harris had eyes to see it).
I would urge listeners of Harris to balance their input with positive content, like actually reading Trueman. There is a certain type of person who just wants to find fault with every teaching they are exposed to, instead of finding what is helpful for them spiritually. It's a "ready, fire, aim" approach Harris has, that I'm quite averse to. If Carl Trueman isn't reliable, then only Jon Harris is, and I'm wary of that approach.
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