Editor’s Note from March 24, 1978

Some of you are aware that we have been experiencing severe problems with our subscription services in Greenwich, Connecticut. Please note the letter to subscribers on page 56. We will be switching computer services effective April 1. We apologize to those of you who have borne the brunt of the poor service, and thank you for your patience and continued support of CHRISTIANITY TODAY.

My oldest daughter Judy has been chosen to be Boston’s Young Mother of the Year. My wife and I are delighted at the honor.

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 March 24, 1978

Thielicke on Trial

John Warwick Montgomery

Offering Viet Nam Food and Justice?

Varieties of Piety: An African Shakeup

Book Briefs: March 24, 1978

Minister’s Workshop: Your Church Needs a Multiple Staff

Editorial

The Battle of the Advertisements

Refiner’s Fire: C. P. Snow: Which Way Is Best?

Judas Iscariot: A Man Apart

The Man Was Christ

Melito Of Sardis

The Prodigal Professor

Pain: The Tool of the Wounded Surgeon

Eutychus and His Kin: March 24, 1978

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Claw shadows on a wall.

Public Theology Project

What Horror Stories Can (and Cannot) Tell Us About the World

We want meaning and resolution—and the kind of monster we can defeat.

Paul Kingsnorth

The Russell Moore Show

Paul Kingsnorth on the Dark Powers Behind AI

Are we summoning demons through our machines?

Anime characters in the clouds.

Welcome to Youth Ministry! Time to Talk about Anime.

Japanese animation has become a media mainstay among Gen Z. You may not “get” it, but the zoomers at your church sure do.

A film still from the movie.

Review

‘One Battle After Another’ Is No Way to Live

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, the new film from Paul Thomas Anderson plays out the dangers of extremism.

A film still from the movie.

Review

Tyler Perry Takes on ‘Ruth and Boaz’

Haleluya Hadero

In his new Netflix movie, Ruth is a singer, Boaz has an MBA, and the Tennessee wine flows freely.

Stage with lights and a crowd with hands raised. Naomi Raine pictured on screen.

To Black Worship Leaders, Gospel vs. Contemporary Worship Is a False Dichotomy

Kelsey Kramer McGinnis

The discussion around Maverick City Music highlights how commercial success and congregational value are two different things.

The book cover on a pink background.

Review

Needing Help Is Normal

Agnes R. Howard

Leah Libresco Sargeant’s doggedly pro-life feminist manifesto argues that dependence is inevitable.

The book cover on a yellow background.

Review

Don’t Give Dan Brown the Final Word on the Council of Nicaea

Bryan Litfin rescues popular audiences from common myths about the origins of Trinitarian doctrine.