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

Man bikes past a communist-style propaganda poster of a North Korean leader.

The Bulletin

IDF and Lebanon, Ukraine’s Fears, AI Data Centers, and a Korean Messiah

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

Israel fights Hezbollah, Ukraine left behind, US builds data centers, and North Korea’s Evangelical roots.

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Review

Trashing Evangelicals Is No Way to Fight Conspiracism

Bonnie Kristian

Jared Stacy’s new book correctly identifies a serious problem. But his depiction of evangelicalism is overblown and unreasonable.

An Israeli soldier prays at a military position in the north of Israel near the border with Lebanon on October 15, 2023.

Some Israelis are Turning to Faith Amid Ongoing War

Studies show a renewed interest in Judaism, and pastors report an increase in baptisms.

Protestors in Canada carry a large Iranian flag as part of a Global Day of Action protest against the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 14, 2026.

News

‘We Feel Like We Are Having a Berlin Wall Moment’

Interview by Haleluya Hadero

A conversation with an Iranian-American Christian on the ongoing conflict and her hope for the future of Iran.

Peter Kreeft in his office.

Teaching ‘the Mystery of Joy’ to Protestants and Catholics

Philosopher Peter Kreeft, like Augustine, gains a reading from both sides of the Reformation.

Two Kenyan children sitting on the streets of Nairobi.

News

Infanticide Rates Are Dropping in Africa, yet Child Abandonment Continues

Pius Sawa

Many view babies born with disabilities as cursed. Christians are fighting back.

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Being Human

Shane J. Wood Helps Us Understand Christ’s Ultimate Victory in a Chaotic World

How can the book of Revelation teach us to embrace our wounds?

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The Russell Moore Show

Can AI Really Sing a Country Song?

Russell answers a listener question about what algorithms miss about heartbreak.