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

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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

Philip Yancey

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

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

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Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot at TPUSA Event

Kate Shellnutt

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

Emily Belz

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

The Myth of Tech Utopianism

Ashley Hales

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

Review

Don’t Erase Augustine’s Africanness

Philip Jenkins

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

News

The Hymns Still Rise in Rwanda, but They Do So Quietly Now

AJ Johnson

Why one-size-fits-all regulations are sending churches underground.

Collage of old photos on a vintage scrapbook on a piece of patterned clothe

What I Learned Living Among Leprosy

Ann Harikeerthan

My 16 years at a rural hospital in India showed me what healing and restoration in Christian community look like.

The Bulletin

An Alleged Drug Boat Strike, the Annunciation Catholic School Shooting, and the Rise of Violence in America

Mike Cosper

The Bulletin discusses the attack on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat and the recent school shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in the context of politics of violence.

Satan, Jezebel, and the Nephilim from AI Bible

The AI Bible: ‘We Call It Edutainment’

Interview by Bonnie Kristian

Max Bard of Pray.com details an audience-driven approach to AI-generated videos of the Bible, styled like a video game and heavy on thrills.

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