In this issue Thomas Howard delves into one of the ironies of life: that men are ultimately incapable of solving human problems, for with each solution other and even more serious problems arise. Howard offers a biblical explanation for why this is true, rejecting the conclusion of many that the only possible response to the evils of this world is to withdraw, to cop out. This is fascinating reading.
“J. Edgar Hoover” is a name toward which few Americans are neutral. As “the establishment’s” prime symbol of law enforcement, Hoover is loved by “law and order” supporters, hated by revolutionaries. Perhaps to promote objective reading of his article we should have used as a byline John E. Hoover! In this article he analyzes the life- and world-views of the New Leftists and suggests how we can meet the challenge they present. Following this is a bibliographical study by James Moore of the literature of the counterculture. The lead editorial emphasizes that no one can hope for good fruit from poisonous trees. And L. Nelson Bell’s column, “Vaccination,” ties in with this whole discussion; he suggests that we may be immunizing children against Christian faith.
Coming up next issue: a view of alcoholism by a minister who speaks out of his own experience; a soundly biblical devotional article on the secret of spiritual strength; a historian’s plea for evangelicals to continue their tradition of involvement in social concerns; and a Mother’s Day musing on the example set by Christ’s own mother.
