Book Briefs: October 4, 1985

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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 4, 1985

What Is the Solution to South Africa’s Racial Problems?

Eutychus and His Kin: October 4, 1985

Alcoholism Is Not a Disease

Larry M. Thomas

Forgive God?

V. Gilbert Beers

Editorial

The Rationalization of Racism

Beth Spring

The Bible: The Year in Review

Randall L. Frame

The Homeless Poor

Marjorie Hope and James Young

TV: Where the Girls Are Good Looking and the Good Guys Win

Lloyd Billingsley

A Tale of Two Sons

F. Dale Bruner

Falwell Raises a Stir by Opposing Sanctions against South Africa

Beth Spring

The Optimists’ Shell Game

Opponents Fault a New Organization that Helps People Leave Fundamentalism

Tom Neven

U.S. Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Right-to-Life and Religious Freedom Cases

Evangelist Leighton Ford Plans to Form a New Ministry

Ethiopia Continues to Impose Restrictions on the Church

Sharon E. Mumper

Books: October 4, 1985

The Reformation Revisited

The Spiritual Morning Sickness of a Writer

Our Latest

Two people holding signs, one that says "war no more" and the other a picture of Uncle Sam. The individuals are torsos emerging from their phones.

The Bulletin

Joe Kent Resigns, Iranian Threats, and a Victory for Parents’ Rights

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

Public opinions on the Iran war, homeland security risks, and disagreements about gender transition in the classroom.

Three books on a brown background.

Review

What Kids Think About God Matters

Three theology books to read this month.

Members of the Pakistan Army on the Torkham Border of Afghanistan.

Analysis

Q&A: Why Pakistan and Afghanistan Are Fighting and How Christians There Survive

The Bulletin with Knox Thames

A conversation with human rights lawyer and former diplomat Knox Thames.

Photos of residents in their new apartments.

Turning ‘a Miracle’ into Long-Haul Help for the Homeless

Taylor Berglund

A North Carolina nonprofit is thinking in decades, not days, about sustainable, affordable housing.

Messengers raise their ballots to vote during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting on June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis.

What to Expect at This Year’s Church Conventions

SBC, LCMS, ACNA, CREC, and Global Methodist gatherings in 2026 will weigh issues including abuse investigations and sexual ethics.

An hourglass on its side with flowers growing inside it.

Urgency Is Not Faithfulness

Thomas Anderson

A church that quickly reacts to every controversy is echoing the culture, not God’s Word.

Part of the set of The Faithful.

Review

‘The Faithful’ Celebrates the Women of the Bible

Paul Marchbanks

The first episode—and a set visit in Italy—introduced a me to a thoughtful new drama about multidimensional women in Scripture.

A collage of Lucie Campbell, a song she wrote, and her hometown.

Gospel Matriarch Lucie Campbell Looked To God

Daylan Woodall

Her songs spoke to life’s uncertainties and God’s presence—and taught me how to hope.