About This Issue: April 10, 1964

The internationally known orientalist Cyrus H. Gordon examines the meaning of the Decalogue in the light of modern linguistic and archaeological study (see the opposite page).

Dr. Ilion T. Jones, speaking out of years of experience as a Presbyterian minister and seminary professor, pleads for Christian action based on individual initiative and volition (p. 7).

The Dean of Columbian College of George Washington University shows the dangers of the tendency to depersonalize both God and man (p. 11), and a young scholar, Leslie R. Keylock, reflects on questions relating to the first three Gospels (p. 14).

Our lead editorial discusses Christian attitudes in relation to difficult problems posed by the shift in public taste resulting from the almost unrestricted freedom accorded writers and artists today.

Also in this issue

The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

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The Russell Moore Show

Allen Levi on Theo of Golden

The author of Theo of Golden sits down with Russell in Andrew Peterson’s Chapter House for a conversation on the breakout novel.

John Perkins, in Life and Facing Death

“If we are going to help others understand who Jesus is, our own lives must reflect his character and love.”

News

The Syrian Pastors Who Stayed

Hunter Williamson

Violent clashes have led many Christians to emigrate, yet some church leaders see a revival brewing.

Ideologies Don’t Save, But We Act Like They Do

Domonic Purviance

Even the most admirable societal aims become spiritual distortions when we treat them as ultimate.

Can Reading Fix Young Men’s Modern Malaise?

Good literature can steady and orient unmoored men in their early years. But for renewal, they need to read Scripture.

News

Excerpts from a Judge’s Ruling in Favor of Minnesota Refugees

Judge John R. Tunheim said the US government had made a “solemn promise” to the persecuted whom it had welcomed to the country.

Review

American Christianity Is More Than Its Politics

Matthew Avery Sutton’s impressive new history is insightful, helpful, colorful—and incomplete.

News

Indian Court Rules Christians Can Hold Home Prayer Meetings

Despite this good news out of the state of Uttar Pradesh, believers remain concerned about the abuse of anticonversion laws.

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