Book Briefs: August 10, 1984

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Christianity Today August 10, 1984

Cover Story

Hard Questions for Robert Schuller About Sin and Self-Esteem

Interview with Kenneth S. Kantzer, David F. Wells, and V. Gilbert Beers

Sam’s Son

A Theologian Looks at Schuller

Kenneth S. Kantzer with Paul W. Fromer

Schuller Clarifies His View of Sin

Robert Schuller

Eutychus and His Kin: August 10, 1984

Schuller Clarifies His View of Sin: Four Views of Sin Are Popular Today. Which Is Right?

Robert Schuller

After-School Orphans: More and More Children Are Taking Care of Themselves While Parents Work. But at What Cost?

Dean Merrill

Can We Transcend the Nuclear Stalemate?: Our Task Is Not to Wrestle with the World on Its Own Terms, but to Transform It from Above

Stephen L. Talbott

Evangelicalism: Accommodating, or Just Adapting?

Three Summer Movies

Gop Spurns Bid for U.S. Senate by Conservative Southern Baptist

Financial Crisis Grips Oral Roberts’s Medical Complex

America’s First ‘Christian’ Bank Goes out of Business

Religious Groups Seek Protection from New Civil Rights Measure

Beth Spring

A Severe Famine Threatens to Kill Millions in Africa

Tim Stafford

A Pastor Describes Brutal Conditions in Cuban Prisons

Janelle Conaway

State Appeals Court Says Pastors Must Stand Trial for Clergy Malpractice

Lloyd Billingsley

Dorothy, My Sister-in-Love

Walter Wangerin

Refiner’s Fire: Streisand and Women’s Ordination

Stephen Wiest

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Member of the Finnish parliament Päivi Räsänen testifies on "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation" at the U.S. Capitol on February 04, 2026.

News

Finland’s Top Court Split on Christian Politician’s Hate Speech Charges

The court convicted Päivi Räsänen for publishing a brochure on sexual ethics but acquitted her for a social media post quoting Romans.

A girl on her phone sitting at a desk with two computers open.

What’s the Point of Education in an Age of AI?

American teenagers are getting a crash course in nihilism, and we need answers more compelling than the hope of universal basic income.

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News

Pro-Life Ministries Find New Ways to Connect Clients and Donors

Social media and giving apps expedite the process of helping women with unplanned pregnancies.

The Bulletin

ICE at Airports, School Shooting Convictions, and Ruling Against Meta

Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

DHS shutdown and expanded ICE presence, murder charges of school shooter’s parent, and jury rules social media causes harm.

Three books on a cream background.

Review

When ‘Nothing’ Happens

Justin Ariel Bailey

Three books to read on church life and ministry this month.

A memorial for victims of anti-semitism.

News

As Antisemitism Rises, Members of Abrahamic Religions Fight Back

Jill Nelson in St. Julian’s, Malta

Christians, Muslims, and Jews lead tours, direct films, and speak to youth about the concerning trend.

A photo of Benjamin Watson at mic with the title of the podcast The Just Life overlaid on the image

The Just Life with Benjamin Watson

Anquan Boldin: From the Muck to the Movement

What it means to move from the field to the fight and to pursue justice when it becomes personal.

Jonathan McReynolds performs during 2025 Praise In The Park on October 4, 2025 in South Fulton, Georgia.

Jonathan McReynolds Fuses Gospel Music with ’80s Pop in ‘Closer’

Interview by Kelsey Kramer McGinnis

A conversation with the Grammy-winning artist about fame, intimacy with God, and the music of the neon decade.