Editor’s Note from September 12, 1975

News editor Edward E. Plowman co-authored Washington: Christians in the Corridors of Power, together with James Hefley. Believe it or not, God is at work in Washington. There are true believers in government and there is a dynamic witness in the world’s most powerful city. We need more Christians in government and more evangelism among Washington’s unconverted, plus prayer by God’s people everywhere for a nation in crisis. The publisher is Tyndale House; price $3.95.

Our lead editorial deals with the World Council’s Nairobi Assembly. My friend Donald McGavran in the July Church Growth Bulletin (can be secured at 3033 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95050) has packed in it information about Nairobi that every Christian should read. A year’s subscription (6 issues) costs only $2.00.

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 September 12, 1975

Moving from Missouri

Tom Dorris

WCC: Needs at Nairobi

Klaus Bockmuhl

Jesus ’75: The Spirit Lives On

Human Engineering

Carl F. H. Henry

Jesus Christ Frees and United

Editorial

The WCC at Nairobi: Twenty-Seven Years Later

Book Briefs: September 12, 1975

Fear of Fear

Edith Schaeffer

Eutychus and His Kin: September 12, 1975

Eutychus Vi

Leo Sowerby: His Life a Psalm

‘Aniara’: Secular Man’s One-Way Flight

Gay Liberation Confronts the Church

How to Be Properly Poor

Recent Books on Church History

Our Latest

Screenshots from several Cuban influencers' accounts.

News

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.

A roulette wheel

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.

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.

Smoke billows from a fire next to Azadi Tower following strikes near Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7, 2026.

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?

Blue message bubbles and one gold glowing one.

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.

Churchgoers attend a worship service created entirely by ChatGPT in Bavaria.

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.