About This Issue: April 23, 1965

This issue announces the fifty-five-member Sponsoring Committee for the World Congress on Evangelism, CHRISTIANITY TODAY’S tenth-anniversary project scheduled for West Berlin October 26 to November 4, 1966. The committee includes influential evangelical leaders from twenty countries. CHRISTIANITY TODAY solicits the prayer of Christians everywhere that the congress will light the fuse for a spiritual explosion with worldwide impact. The complete list of Sponsoring Committee members begins on page 53.

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 April 23, 1965

Cover Story

World Congress Sponsoring Committee

Cover Story

Ministry in Mission

Joseph G. Moore

Cover Story

Church and Government

Thomas B. McDormand

Cover Story

Effective Evangelism

Edmund W. Robb

Cover Story

What’s Wrong with ‘Church Renewal’?

Louise Stoltenberg

The Eternal Verities: The Teaching of Jesus

James Orr

The Jews: Special Vocation and Spiritual Need

George H. Stevens

A Preacher in Wonderland

J. Franklin McHendry

Fattening Geese or Training Athletes?

Irving L. Jensen

The Spiritual Situation in Germany

What Has Precedence?

L. Nelson Bell

Book Briefs: April 23, 1965

Editorial

By This Power Alone

Carl F. H. Henry

Perspective on American Christianity

Carl F. H. Henry

Eutychus and His Kin: April 23, 1965

Eutychus II

The Papal Word and the Disputed Pill

Israel Enacts Anti-conversion Law

Ecclesiastical Affairs: COCU to Outline Six-Way Merger

Frank Farrell

Review of Current Religious Thought: April 23, 1965

Philip Edgcumbe Hughes

Our Latest

An image of John Perkins.

News

Died: John M. Perkins, Who Lived and Preached Racial Reconciliation

Daniel Silliman

The civil rights leader believed in a gospel bigger than race or self-interest.

Three books on a gray background.

Review

Decoding the Supreme Court

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

Women in doorways with welcome signs over them.

The Bulletin

Cost of Iran War, Quiet Southern Border, and Anglican Church Split

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

The financial and moral toll of war, immigration slows but ministry continues, and why denominations split.

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The Year of the Evangelical

Daniel Silliman

America prepared for a bicentennial, and religious identity dominated the presidential campaign.

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Q&A: Eric Mason on Ministering to Men and Witnessing in Politics

Interview by Benjamin Watson

The Philadelphia-based pastor discusses how the church can engage Black men and have a biblical approach to government.

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Review

‘The Secret Agent’ Explores Memory and Authoritarianism in Brazil

Mariana Albuquerque

The Oscar-nominated film reminds viewers to learn from the past—and to share our stories with the next generation.

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The Just Life with Benjamin Watson

Michel Lusakueno: Why the World Can’t Ignore Congo

Exploring the sobering connection between modern convenience and human suffering.

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CT Responds to the ‘We Are Not a Monolith’ Statement

A note from the editor in chief.