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Brown's books include The Protest of a Troubled Protestant (1969), Christianity and the Class Struggle (1970), Death Before Birth (1977), The Reconstruction of the Republic (1977), Heresies: The Image of Christ in the Mirror of Heresy and Orthodoxy from the Apostles to the Present (1984), and Sensate Culture (1996).

But Brown was perhaps better known for his work at magazines. He served on the staffs of Human Life Review, Christianity Today, The Religion and Society Report, and Chronicles.

Delahoyde described Brown as a renaissance man who "was good at fencing, which he learned in Europe, mountain climbing, crew — he was just a very athletic individual. His athletics were an extension of the view that you need to be a well-rounded person and pursue excellence in everything."

Delahoyde recalled an open house at the Browns' house in mid-June. "People were coming and going from the house to sing his praises and to say thank you for all he'd done," she said. "He wrote me a little note in the middle of it that said, 'I really do not think of myself the way these people speak of me.' I realized he really did not. He was just living his life as God had given it to him."

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Harold O.J. Brown's articles for Christianity Today include:

Superman on the Screen: Counterfeit Myth? | Heroes have disappeared. They have been replaced by superheroes-fantasy creatures. (April 20, 1979 issue)

The Passivity Of American Christians | The myths that are intimidating those who hold forth a biblical heritage, and what can be done about them. (January 16, 1976 issue)

The Importance of Being Western | Why are we so embarrassed that Columbus ever set foot in the New World? (October 5, 1992 issue)

A Decisive Turn to Paganism | Has the nation finally abandoned its Judeo-Christian heritage, or is there still hope? (August 1, 2004)

The Book Report: Things We Ought to Know | Charles Colson's apologetic—and call to action—is in the tradition of Francis Schaeffer. (January 10, 2000)

Abortion and the Failure of Democracy | A review of James Davison Hunter's Before The Shooting Begins: Searching For Democracy In America's Culture War. (August 15, 1994)

The Link Interview: An Evangelical Appraisal | The strength of Orthodoxy, it turns out, is also its greatest temptation. (Christian History & Biography, April 1, 1997)

The Dissatisfaction of Francis Schaeffer | Thirteen years after his death, Schaeffer's vision and frustrations continue to haunt evangelicalism. (March 3, 1997)

Reformed Theological Seminary has kept updates on Brown's health. A memorial service will be held in Charlotte on July 28.

Care Net and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School have obituaries.

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