Editor’s Note from August 27, 1976

Letters have poured in concerning an advertisement placed in CHRISTIANITY TODAY by some evangelicals for Jimmy Carter. The magazine’s board and staff include Republicans and Democrats. We do not endorse any particular candidate. If any evangelicals want to place ads for the Republican candidate, we will accept them. We do think our readers should know what the candidates stand for. It is quite possible that a good Christian might make a bad president. We urge every reader to vote—under God, and led by the Spirit. And let’s be grateful that the presidential brouhaha comes along only every four years!

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 August 27, 1976

The Latter Letters of Barth

Revolutionary Response in Ethiopia

W. Harold Fuller

Outreach at the Olympics

Edward E. Plowman

Book Briefs: August 27, 1976

Minister’s Workshop: Church Weddings Are Not for Everyone

Two Plantings

Eutychus and His Kin: August 27, 1976

Editorial

Bultmann—No Bread in the Balance

Anne Sexton's Rowing Toward God

Asian Strategy for Evangelism

What Is Truth in Art?

Soar with the Eagle, Sing with the Angels

Tillich—Accurate Aims, Alien Assumptions

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Facing Arrest, Cuban Christian Influencers Continue Call for Freedom

Hannah Herrera

Young people are using social media to spread the gospel and denounce the Communist regime.

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Public Theology Project

Against the Casinofication of the Church

The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins told me about problems that feel eerily similar to what I see in the church.

Gen Z women are becoming less religious.

Wire Story

The Religion Gender Gap Among the Young Is Disappearing

Bob Smietana - Religion News Service

Women still dominate church pews, but studies find that devotion among Gen Z women has cooled to levels on par with Gen Z men.

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Just War Theory Is Supposed to Be Frustrating

The venerable theological tradition makes war slower, riskier, costlier, and less efficient—and that’s the point.

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The Russell Moore Show

Karen Swallow Prior on Birds, Bees, and Babies

How should the church address infertility and childlessness?

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Will the Church Enter the Guys’ Group Chat?

Luke Simon

Young men are looking for online presence. The church needs to offer more than weekly breakfasts.

A CT magazine cover and an film still from Blade Runner.

Attempts at Cultural Crossover

Daniel Silliman

From Pat Robertson’s soap opera to creation science, CT reported evangelical efforts to go mainstream in 1982.

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Wire Story

Young, Educated, and Urban Pastors Are Most Likely to Use AI

Aaron Earls - Lifeway Research

A survey found denominational differences in pastors’ use of the technology, as well as widespread skepticism about its reliability.