Editor’s Note from September 12, 1975

News editor Edward E. Plowman co-authored Washington: Christians in the Corridors of Power, together with James Hefley. Believe it or not, God is at work in Washington. There are true believers in government and there is a dynamic witness in the world’s most powerful city. We need more Christians in government and more evangelism among Washington’s unconverted, plus prayer by God’s people everywhere for a nation in crisis. The publisher is Tyndale House; price $3.95.

Our lead editorial deals with the World Council’s Nairobi Assembly. My friend Donald McGavran in the July Church Growth Bulletin (can be secured at 3033 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95050) has packed in it information about Nairobi that every Christian should read. A year’s subscription (6 issues) costs only $2.00.

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 September 12, 1975

Moving from Missouri

Tom Dorris

WCC: Needs at Nairobi

Klaus Bockmuhl

Jesus ’75: The Spirit Lives On

Human Engineering

Carl F. H. Henry

Jesus Christ Frees and United

Editorial

The WCC at Nairobi: Twenty-Seven Years Later

Book Briefs: September 12, 1975

Fear of Fear

Edith Schaeffer

Eutychus and His Kin: September 12, 1975

Eutychus Vi

Leo Sowerby: His Life a Psalm

‘Aniara’: Secular Man’s One-Way Flight

Gay Liberation Confronts the Church

How to Be Properly Poor

Recent Books on Church History

Our Latest

An empty hospital bed.

Public Theology Project

When Christians Contemplate Assisted Suicide

Answering a reader’s tragic question requires more than a sound theology of hell.

A baby with pink and blue circles.

We Are Obsessed with Gender

Bonnie Kristian

With incoherent language trickled down from academic theorists, we think and talk about gender incessantly—and to our detriment.

An eye and an artist's canvas.

I Failed to Mature as an Artist—Until I Learned to See

Drawing is a way of entrusting what I can see to the care and attention of God.

Kelly Rowland as Leah Caldwell and Clifford “Method Man” Smith as Jarrett Roy in Relationship Goals.

How A Pastor’s Book Inspired a New Rom-Com

Haleluya Hadero

Mike Todd’s book, Relationship Goals, gets a spotlight in a film aimed at both Christian and secular audiences.

Charles-Marsh-Bonhoeffer-120th-birthday

The Russell Moore Show

Charles Marsh on Bonhoeffer’s 120th Birthday

What does it mean to follow Jesus when the state is demanding your loyalty—and the church is tempted to comply?

Several abstract wine bottles.

Jesus Did Not Serve Grape Juice

Why reopen debate about what we serve for Communion? Because it matters that we follow God’s commands.

Faith leaders pray at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield, Ohio.

Bracing for ICE Raids, Haitians Get Temporary Reprieve

Andy Olsen in Springfield, Ohio

A federal judge on Monday extended deportation protections for Haitian immigrants. While they waited for the ruling, pastors in Springfield, Ohio, gathered and prayed.

How ChatGPT Revealed a False Diagnosis

Luke Simon

A devastating cancer diagnosis wrecked a young couple. But after five years of uncertainty, a chatbot changed everything.