Book Briefs: October 19, 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.

Christianity Today October 19, 1984

A Christian Musician Awaits Trial in the Soviet Union

Eutychus and His Kin: October 19, 1984

Editorial

Mudslinging in the Sanctuary

“Us” and “Them” within the Church

The Myth of the Generation Gap: Surprising Findings about Adolescents and Their Faith Offer Hope to Parents and Youth Workers

The Wall of Adventism

What Seventh-Day Adventists Believe

Leslie R. Keylock

And Justice for All?: Accomplished Constitutional Lawyer William Ball Offers Much-Needed Counsel on Religious Freedom in Education

Election ’84 / Part 2 What the Democrats Believe: Evangelicals Who Agree with the Party on Issues of Poverty and Peace May Not on Abortion and Gay Rights

Where the Democrats Come From

Billy Graham Sees Vitality and Dedication among Russian Christians

Cardboard Culture

Harold O. J. Brown

The Bible Is Marching On

The New Right Disagrees over Taking Donations from Sun Moon

The Senate Ethics Committee Drops Its Investigation of Mark Hatfield

The Vatican Tries to Rein in a Leading Proponent of Liberation Theology

Leslie R. Keylock

Christian Leaders Take Steps to Combat the Porn Epidemic

Worldwide Church of God Loses a Defamation Suit

Joseph M. Hopkins

The Secret Life of Teenagers

Refiner’s Fire: Can There Be Faith in Betrayal?

L. Eugene Startzman

Our Latest

A film still from The Promised Land.

Review

Puns and Pettiness in ‘The Promised Land’

Peter T. Chattaway

The YouTube mockumentary works best when it pulls laughs directly from Exodus.

lit candle and star background

Being Human

Lysa TerKeurst on Surviving an Unwanted Divorce and Finding Healing Through Faith

Codependency, narcissism, and the courage to let go

A paper doll wedding dress with different colors on it.

Analysis

Christian Brides Don’t Need to Wear White

The Bulletin with Jen Wilkin

How Scripture offers grace in wedding planning.

Russell Moore Show Q&A

The Russell Moore Show

Listener Question: Should We Sing Worship Songs By Fallen Songwriters?

Russell takes a listener’s question about whether the work of fallen songwriters and authors should be used for worship.

Cityscape with St. Paul's Cathedral, London.

Excerpt

Apologetics After Christendom

The Bulletin with Collin Hansen

How to share your faith in a “spiritual but not religious” world.

Two polaroid photos, one with a young couple walking on a city street. In the other photo the same couple is older and sitting together.

The Bulletin

Sunday Afternoon Reads: An American Deportation

Andy Olsen reads his piece about a Christian couple’s 35-year stay in America, and how it came to an end.

The Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in Malaysia.

News

Malaysian Court Vindicates Family of Abducted Pastor

A judge finds authorities complicit in Raymond Koh’s disappearance, granting millions in damages and ordering a new investigation.

News

When God Closes a Church, He Opens Another?

US evangelicals are buying up shuttered Catholic properties.