About This Issue: October 09, 1964

In a moving essay on the dire need of the churches, a Methodist minister contends that the renewal of institutionalized Christianity depends upon divine resources and bold commitment, including a new role for the laity. A panel of prominent Christian scholars discusses what factor, more than any other, is likely to decide Christianity’s influence on secular thought.

CHRISTIANITY TODAY’S analysis of the theological situation in Europe continues with an essay on the deterioriation of Barthian defenses.

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 October 9, 1964

Revelation in History

Dare We Hope for Renewal of the Church?

T. Leo Brannon

The Revival of the Conservative Spirit in America

John C. Cooper

Pros and Cons of Baptism: The Case for Infant Baptism

Geoffrey W. Bromiley

The Case against Infant Baptism

G. R. Beasley-Murray

Chaos in European Theology: The Deterioration of Barth’s Defenses

The Editor

Eutychus and His Kin: October 9, 1964

Eutychus Ii

Victory over Satan

L. Nelson Bell

Editorial

Moral Relativism and Public Guilt

Let’s Get Back to the Center

The Minister’s Workshop: The Way to Note-Free Preaching

Book Briefs: October 9, 1964

God’s Best for You

Charles W. Koller

The Next Ten Years

Mass Evangelism: Billy Graham: Back to Boston

Harold Lindsell

British Church Merger by 1980?

J. D. Douglas

Comeback of Urban Churches

Current Religious Thought: October 9, 1964

Harold B. Kuhn

Our Latest

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The Just Life with Benjamin Watson

Dr. Bernice King: The Truth About Nonviolence

Calling the Church to lead with clarity anchored in love.

Members of the Nigeria police force are seen outside the Federal High Court.

News

Nigeria Prosecutes Suspects of 2025 Christian Massacre

Emiene Erameh

Survivors hope for justice in the trial of nine men accused of the slaughter of about 150 Christians in Benue state.

Jennifer Crumbley looks at her husband James Crumbley during their sentencing on April 9, 2024 in Pontiac, Michigan. They are the first parents in U.S. history to be criminally tried and convicted for a mass school shooting that was committed by their child.

News

When Parents Pay for a Child’s Violence

Jack Panyard

The father of a school shooter was convicted of murder. What is lost and gained by the new precedent?

A pile of blurry green digital-textured books.

To Write Well Is Human

Using AI to write is a disordered and deforming means of fulfilling a good desire. The church must offer something better.

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Public Theology Project

The Bible Doesn’t Justify War Crimes

Old Testament warfare ultimately points us to the Cross, where God’s justice and mercy meet in Christ.

An image of Ronald Reagan and a magazine cover from the CT archives.

The Rise of the Religious Right

Daniel Silliman

CT called for caution as evangelicals flocked to vote for Ronald Reagan.

Analysis

Social Media Addiction Attorneys See Themselves As Good Samaritans

Interview by Clarissa Moll

A Q&A with the father-daughters legal team behind the landmark ruling against Meta.

The Russell Moore Show

Malcolm Gladwell on Radical Forgiveness and the Death Penalty

What if the justice we rely on to bring closure is actually keeping us from it?