Book Briefs: November 23, 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 November 23, 1984

Jewish Leaders Attempt to Fight Effects of Evangelism

Eutychus and His Kin: November 23, 1984

Editorial

John Wesley and Megatrends

Through Head to Heart

Ernest Hemingway: Tragedy of an Evangelical Family

The Blessings of a Deep Loss: I Can Truly Say that I Have a Great Grief and that I Am a Happy Man

Fruit Pies, Popcorn, and Music: The Pilgrim Legacy Goes beyond Thanksgiving to a Love of Music Still with Us Today

Richard D. Dinwiddie

Revival Spreads in Soviet Churches despite Government Opposition

The Gospel Flourishes in the Ussr’s Second Largest City

A New Program Will Help Churches Study War and Peace

Indiana Grand Jury Indicts a Faith-Healing Preacher

New & Notable Books

Does the Sandinista Regime Promote Religious Freedom?

Starvation Takes Its Toll in Famine-Stricken Africa

Most Americans Say They Expect Christ to Return

North American Seminaries Enroll Record Numbers

What Makes a “Good and Faithful” Servant

David L. Mckenna

Refiner’s Fire: The Frank Capra Touch

Speaking out: Oh No! Anything but Central America

John A. Bernbaum

Praying When God Is Absent

Choice Books

Our Latest

An open skylight with light pouring in and two birds in the sky.

What the Loneliness Conversation Misses

It’s often easier to be alone.

Collage of a skull and syringe in red and blue on a cream background. Cropped image from "Through an Opening in the Wall, a Skull Appeared, plate 1 from Edmond Picard’s Le Jure" by Odilon Redon in 1887

Debate Medicine. Not Mortality.

MAHA makes some good points. But I also want to consider more than what is best for my body.

The Twin Towers on 9/11

The Cameras Missed Me on 9/11

Christina Ray Stanton

I can’t find any footage of my escape from Manhattan that horrible day. I looked and looked—and finally asked what I wanted to prove.

The book cover on a purple background.

Christian Parents’ Mistakes Aren’t the End of the Story

Q&A with author Kara Root about anxiety, trust, and raising kids well.

Charlie Kirk in a black T-shirt holding a microphone at an outdoor event.

News

Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot at TPUSA Event

The 31-year-old conservative activist and commentator was targeted while speaking to students in Utah.

President Donald Trump bows his head in prayer with Attorney General Pam Bondi at the Museum of the Bible on Sept. 8.

News

White House Asks US for One Hour of Prayer per Week

Legal scholars and pastors consider the president’s call for the formation of prayer groups for the nation.

The Myth of Tech Utopianism

What a book on feminism helped me realize about our digital age.

The book cover on a yellow background.

Review

Don’t Erase Augustine’s Africanness

A new book recovers the significance of the church father’s geographic and cultural roots.