The Fortunes of Theology

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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 August 11, 1972

Editorial

Sport: Are We Overdoing It?

Editor's Note from August 11, 1972

On Separating Sheep from Goats

Duane H. Thebeau

The Missionary in the Angry Seventies

David H. Adeney

‘Turning on’ Is Nothing New

Paul A. Marshall

Contemporary Theology and ‘Church Material’

Bernard Ramm

The Candy-Coated Gospel

M. Dean Stephens

Book Briefs: August 11, 1972

Does Your Cistern Leak?

L. Nelson Bell

God’s Dice or God’s Purpose

Leon Morris

Eutychus and His Kin: August 11, 1972

Eutychus

The Fortunes of Theology

Carl F. H. Henry

Graham in Cleveland: Action at Second Base

Leslie K. Tarr

Degrees Disputed

Barrie Doyle

Conservative Baptists: From Conflict to Caution

Edward E. Plowman

God's Dice or God's Purpose

Our Latest

A picture of a dove flying in light.

Come, Thou Long-Expected Spirit

W. David O. Taylor

The Holy Spirit is present throughout the Nativity story. So why is the third person of the Trinity often missing from our Christmas carols?

Photos of Mike Cosper and Representative Adam Kinzinger.

The Bulletin

Brown University Shooting and The Last Republican

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll

Violence at Brown, and former Rep. Adam Kinzinger talks about Jan 6, courage, and global affairs.

A burned church building in Mangu, Nigeria on February 2, 2024, following weeks of violence and unrest in the Plateau State.

News

Amid Fear of Attacks, Many Nigerians Mute Christmas

Emmanuel Nwachukwu

One pastor has canceled celebrations and will only reveal the location of the Christmas service last-minute.

An image of MLK

A Time of Moral Indignation

Daniel Silliman

CT reports on civil rights, the “death of God” theology, and an escalating conflict in Vietnam.

Three book covers.

A Heartwarming Book on Sin

Three books on theology to read this month.

Analysis

Bondi Beach Shooting Compels Christians to Stand with Jews

The Bulletin with Josh Stanton and Robert Stearns

Jewish-Christian friendships offer solace and solidarity after antisemitic violence.

Two men sit at a table in what remains of their devastated Beirut apartment in 1984 during Lebanon's civil war.

Who Writes History When There Is No Winner?

Lebanon’s civil war is a taboo subject. A group of Christians and Muslims is broaching it.

Brandon Engman as Young David in Angel Studio’s David.

Review

Review: Angel Studios’ ‘David’

Peter T. Chattaway

Artistically, it’s ambitious. Narratively, it works. But it’s no “The Prince of Egypt.”