Book Briefs: December 14, 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 December 14, 1984

Tim Lahaye Will Move to Washington to Promote Christian Political Activity

Eutychus and His Kin: December 14, 1984

Editorial

The Miracle of Christmas

Kenneth S. Kantzer

Virgin-Born Rabbits

A Widening Light: Poems of the Incarnation by Madeleine L’engle and Luci Shaw

Room for Christ

Dorothy Day

Wesley’s Other Children: Some Denominations of the Wesleyan Tradition outside the Giant United Methodist Church Are among the More Innovative in America

Dennis Kinlaw And James S. Robb

The God and Politics Debate: How the Press Got Religion

Rodney Clapp

Learning to Live with Money: One Person’s Journey

Dominion over the Airwaves

Critics Fear that Reagan Is Swayed by Those Who Believe in a Nuclear Armageddon’

Personalia Update: December 14, 1984

No-Growth Guilt

J. Grant Swank

A Study Finds No Connection between Christian Beliefs and Political Party Affiliation

Why Are Sikhs and Hindus Killing One Another in India?

Randy Frame

U.S. Catholic Bishops Call Poverty a National Scandal

The Soviet Union Calls for More Atheistic Propaganda

Canadian Churches Gain Independence from Their U.S. Counterparts

Mainline Churches Reassess Prochoice Stand on Abortion

Church and State Unite to Distribute Scriptures in Brazil

Speaking out: What? Ban My Book?

Steve Lawhead

The Outrageous Act of Forgiveness

Kierkegaard’s Leap or Schaeffer’s Step?

Harold O. J. Brown

Our Latest

A male doll in a plastic package, along with a tote bag, a record, headphones, and an iced matcha latte.

The Bulletin

Saudi Crown Prince Visit, GOP Realignment, and the Performative Male

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll

Trump hosts Saudi royalty, Republicans navigate shifts in the party, and a TikTok trend jokes about masculine sensitivity.

A photo of Jim Houston

What Do a 103-Year-Old Theologian’s Prayers Sound Like?

Isabel Ong in Vancouver

Jim Houston’s scholarship centered on communion with God. His life in a Canadian care home continues to reflect this pursuit.

An AI-generated man walks down a road arched with trees wearing a tan suit and hat and waving to the side.

News

The Current No. 1 Christian Artist Has No Soul

Kelsey Kramer McGinnis

AI-generated musician Solomon Ray has stirred a debate among listeners, drawing pushback from popular human singer Forrest Frank.

An astronaut and a CT magazine cover from 1961.

New Frontiers in 1961

Daniel Silliman

CT considered paperback books, the Peace Corps, and the first man in space.

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Mastering Masculinity

Interview by Sho Baraka

Jason Wilson’s rite of passage combines martial arts, emotional stability, and lessons from the Bible.

Illustration by Amy Jones

Wonderology

Fault Lines

Am I bad or sick?

"Hope for America" Harvest Crusade in Utah

News

Utah Flocks to Crusade Event at Campus Where Charlie Kirk Was Killed

Harvest Prude in Orem, Utah

Evangelicals take the stage for worship and altar calls in the Mormon-majority state.

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

Jasmine Crowe-Houston: Love and Feed Your Neighbor

Reframing hunger as a justice issue, not charity.