Book Briefs: March 2, 1984

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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.

Reagan Stirs the Broadcasters with an Evangelical Speech

Eutychus and His Kin: March 2, 1984

Editorial

The IRS Is Not Always the Enemy

A Climate of Mind

Looking at the Death Penalty from behind Bars: Two Prisoners Offer an “Inside” Opinion

Christian Publishing: Too Many Books & Too Few Classics?: Christian Writers Often Express Their Theological Concepts without Emotion, Drama, or Tension

We Are in Love with Our Own Destruction: But Faith Is an Oasis Where Green Things Can Grow

Did You Hear the One about Cardinal Sin …: … or the Nurse Named Basin … or the Doctor Named Bonecutter?

Embryo Transfer: A Women Can Now Give Birth to Her Own Stepchild: But What Are the Moral and Legal Implications?

A Royal Reception for Billy Graham in England

Here’s a Novel Way to Help Put a Student through College

Refiner’s Fire: The Generous Critic: John Updike

A Virginia College Bans an Antiabortion Painting

Churches’ Support Falters When Their Workers Organize

Volunteers Receive Federal Aid to Help Abused Children

What Is the Best Systematic Theology for a Pastor or Lay Person?

In Wonder of the Psalms

How Dirty Jokes and the Fear of Death Prove There Is a Heaven

Controversial Theologian Hans Küng Affirms Faith in Life after Death

College Students and the Church Can Get Together

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