About This Issue: May 08, 1964

Several essays stress Christian education in college and seminary. Out of his experience as Princeton chaplain, Ernest Gordon speaks of the need for proclaiming the Word to students today (page 4).… Bernard Ramm says that the fusion of biblicism, theology, and liberal arts that produced the Reformation is needed in Christian education today (page 6).

How is the Church to strike a balance between nurture and witness? David B. Woodward declares that evangelism still has priority (page 9).

News report on the third session of the Consultation on Church Union and the NAE Convention.

Also in this issue

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 May 8, 1964

Dynamic Simplicity

James H. Taylor, Sr.

‘He Ascended into Heaven’

The Editors

The Word and the Campus

Ernest Gordon

The Roots of Christian Humanism

Bernard Ramm

The Missionary Calling

David B. Woodward

Distinctives of a Christian College

Thomas B. Mcdormand

Prayer, the Bible, and the Schools

Ronald C. Doll

Eutychus and His Kin: May 8, 1964

The Predicament of Youth

L. Nelson Bell

Editorial

Civil Rights and Christian Concern

The Editors

The Minister’s Workshop: Five Marks of an Evangelical Preacher

Andrew W. Blackwood

The Image of God and the Landscape of Death: Artists and Critics on Modern Art

Book Briefs: May 8, 1964

The A B C of the Gospel

Cary N. Weisiger Iii

The Blake Proposal: Strides and Snags

Frank Farrell

Evangelical Action in Chicago

Frank E. Gaebelein

Faith and Form

The Bible on the Beaches

Current Religious Thought: May 8, 1964

Harold B. Kuhn

Our Latest

An image from the Congo in 1964.

The Call to Art, Africa, and Politics

Daniel Silliman

In 1964, CT urged Christians to “be what they really are—new men and women in Christ.”

Two farmers standing in front of tractors and holding a sign that says "Help."

The Bulletin

Pete Hegseth’s Future, Farmers on Tariffs, and Religious Decline Stalls

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll

Hegseth scrutinized for drug boat strikes, farmers react to Trump’s tariffs, and a Pew report says religious decline has slowed.

Images of the three books from the piece.

The Debate over Government Overreach Started in 1776

Three books to read this month on politics and public life.

dark background with a moon and red text

Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

BONUS: Amanda Knox on the Satanic Panic and Wrongful Convictions

How elements of the satanic panic and conspiratorial thinking shaped a wrongful conviction.

An image of Lu Xiaomin.

The Chinese Christian Behind 2,000 Hymns

X. Yang

Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches.

A school desk and an error icon.

Death by a Thousand Error Messages

Carrie McKean in Midland, Texas

Classroom tech was supposed to solve besetting education problems. The reality is frustrating for students and costly for taxpayers.

Empty Christmas gifts.

The Surprising Joys of a Gift-Free Christmas

Ahrum Yoo

Amid peak consumerism season, I prayed for ways to teach my children about selfless giving.

An illustration of the beast from Revelation.

Public Theology Project

The Antichrist Hides in Plain Sight at Christmas

First-century Bethlehem is not an escape from all the political chaos; it’s the epicenter.