About This Issue: May 08, 1964

Several essays stress Christian education in college and seminary. Out of his experience as Princeton chaplain, Ernest Gordon speaks of the need for proclaiming the Word to students today (page 4).… Bernard Ramm says that the fusion of biblicism, theology, and liberal arts that produced the Reformation is needed in Christian education today (page 6).

How is the Church to strike a balance between nurture and witness? David B. Woodward declares that evangelism still has priority (page 9).

News report on the third session of the Consultation on Church Union and the NAE Convention.

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.

Christianity Today May 8, 1964

Dynamic Simplicity

James H. Taylor, Sr.

‘He Ascended into Heaven’

The Word and the Campus

The Roots of Christian Humanism

The Missionary Calling

David B. Woodward

Distinctives of a Christian College

Thomas B. Mcdormand

Prayer, the Bible, and the Schools

Eutychus and His Kin: May 8, 1964

The Predicament of Youth

Editorial

Civil Rights and Christian Concern

The Minister’s Workshop: Five Marks of an Evangelical Preacher

Andrew W. Blackwood

The Image of God and the Landscape of Death: Artists and Critics on Modern Art

Book Briefs: May 8, 1964

The A B C of the Gospel

Cary N. Weisiger Iii

The Blake Proposal: Strides and Snags

Evangelical Action in Chicago

Frank E. Gaebelein

Faith and Form

The Bible on the Beaches

Current Religious Thought: May 8, 1964

Our Latest

An Indian bride and groom holding hands.

Indian Churches Encourage Couples to Leave and Cleave

Divya Chirayath

For many couples, in-laws are a major source of marital strife.

Man wearing VR goggles.

The Bulletin

A Third Presidential Term, South American Boat Strikes, and ChatGPT Erotica

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

Trump hints at running in 2028, US strikes more alleged drug boats, ChatGPT produces erotica.

The book cover on a pink background.

Review

Finding God on the Margins of American Universities

Perry L. Glanzer

A new account of faith in higher education adds some neglected themes to more familiar story lines.

CT's 1958 cover and an image of a brewery cellar.

From Prohibition to Pornography

Daniel Silliman

In 1958, CT pushed evangelicals to engage important moral issues even when they seemed old-fashioned.

People walking to work.

Tackling Unemployment

Interview by Haleluya Hadero

The head of The T.D. Jakes foundation on job assistance and economic empowerment.

A photo of Benjamin Watson at mic with the title of the podcast The Just Life overlaid on the image

The Just Life with Benjamin Watson

Stephen Enada: Exposing a Silent Slaughter

Unpacking the crisis facing Nigeria’s persecuted Church

Detail from the painting Still-Life with a Skull by Philippe de Champaigne

The Strangest Enemy I’ll Ever Meet

Eric McLaughlin

Scripture speaks of death as an enemy Christ conquers—and the door through which we see God face to face.

The book cover on a green background.

Review

First Comes Sex, Then Comes Gender

A new book acknowledges both categories as biblically valid—but insists on ordering them properly.