Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity

by Carl R. Trueman

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2024

Overview

Carl Trueman Analyzes How Ancient Creeds and Confessions Protect and Promote Biblical Christianity in a Culture of Expressive Individualism

Historic statements of faith—such as the Heidelberg Catechism, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Westminster Confession of Faith—have helped the Christian church articulate and adhere to God’s truth for centuries. However, many modern evangelicals reject these historic documents and the practices of catechesis, proclaiming their commitment to “no creed but the Bible.” And yet, in today’s rapidly changing culture, ancient liturgical tradition is not only biblical it’s essential.

In Crisis of Confidence, Carl Trueman analyzes how creeds and confessions can help the Christian church navigate modern concerns, particularly around the fraught issue of identity. He contends that statements of faith promote humility, moral structure, and a godly view of personhood, helping believers maintain a strong foundation amid a culture in crisis. This is a revised edition of Trueman’s The Creedal Imperative, now with a new section on the rise of expressive individualism.

Updated Edition of The Creedal Imperative: Includes fresh cultural insights on modern individualism

Written by Carl Trueman: Author of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self (100,000+ copies sold)

Theological and Historical: Explains why creeds and confessions are necessary, how they have developed over time, and how they can function in the church of today and tomorrow

Ideal for Pastors, Professors, and Those Interested in Liturgical Tradition

Key Features

• Contends that statements of faith promote humility, moral structure, and a godly view of personhood
• Analyzes how creeds and confessions can help the Christian church navigate modern concerns
• Features a new section on the rise of expressive individualism

Contents

• Old Creeds versus the New Creed
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Cultural Case against Creeds and Confessions
• Chapter 2: The Foundations of Creedalism
• Chapter 3: The Early Church
• Chapter 4: Classical Protestant Confessions
• Chapter 5: Confession as Praise
• Chapter 6: On the Usefulness of Creeds and Confessions
• Conclusion
• Appendix: On Revising and Supplementing Confessions

Product Details

• Title: Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity
• Author: Carl R. Trueman
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 240
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Confidence; Individualism; Christianity
• ISBNs: 9781433590016, 1433590018
• Resource ID: LLS:CRSSCNFDNCDNTTY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-02-06T19:19:53Z

About Carl R. Trueman

Carl R. Trueman is pastor of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Ambler, Pennsylvania. He has received degrees from St. Catharine’s College in Cambridge and the University of Aberdeen. Trueman is also professor of historical theology and church history and Paul Wooley Chair of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary. He has authored several books and was editor of Themelios from 1998–2007.