As Reformation Sunday comes around we once again pay tribute to Martin Luther, the doughty reformer who helped change the course of Christianity when he hung his theses on the church door at Wittenberg.
Other reformers, such as John Calvin, also left an indelible imprint on the pages of church history. But there is one whose fame has been dimmed by the notion that he was a dour, unprepossessing character. In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of John Knox, we present an essay by Professor Hope of Princeton Seminary and a lead editorial. Both present Knox in a more flattering light than that in which he has commonly been seen across the years.
In this issue we introduce to our readers a new contributor to “Current Religious Thought.” Peter Beyerhaus is professor of missions and ecumenical theology on the Protestant Theological Faculty of the University of Tübingen, Germany. He knows the German scene, writes perceptively, and represents an evangelical viewpoint in a country dominated by theological aberrations for more than a century.
I will be in Europe on Election Day, but before I go I will cast a vote for Mr. Nixon. I urge all of our American readers to vote, for one candidate or the other (I am well aware that not all will vote as I will—see, for example, our news report on page 38). I urge our Canadian readers to do likewise in their elections October 30.
