Editor’s Note from July 16, 1976

The stark reality of food shortages, waste, and overconsumption by the affluent is reflected in this issue. As our writers make clear, there are no easy solutions. The totalitarianisms of the left or the right provide no real hope, though nation after nation has succumbed to their siren calls. We Christians are to be the light of the world and the salt of the earth.

David E. Kucharsky is now Senior Editor of CHRISTIANITY TODAY. He has been with us almost from the beginning, since 1958. He will be working on special projects. Kudos to this devoted servant of God.

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 July 16, 1976

The Revolution: Christian In Spite of Itself

Southern Presbyterians: Changing Patterns

Arthur H. Matthews

Southern Baptists: Platform for Presidents

Edward E. Plowman

Book Briefs: July 16, 1976

Minister’s Workshop: ‘I Thought You Ought to Know …’

Who Troubles Israel?

Editorial

Sacrificial Living, Sacrificial Giving

Eutychus and His Kin: July 16, 1976

Hunger: Twenty Easy Questions, No Easy Answers

Arthur Simon

Mischief by Statute: How We Oppress the Poor

Ronald J. Sider

A Case Against Waste and Other Excesses

Stanley C. Baldwin

The Bible on Hunger—A Source of Discomfort?

J. D. Douglas

Mary Moody Emerson And the One That Got Away

Nancy Barcus

Our Latest

Somang Correctional Institution

Worship, Bible Studies, and Restoration in South Korea’s Nonprofit Prison

Jennifer Park in Yeoju, South Korea

Somang Prison, the only private and Christian-run penitentiary in Asia, seeks to treat inmates with dignity—and it sees results.

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Being Human

Steve & Lisa Cuss: “What percent of God’s Image Is in That Person?” with Clarissa Moll, Zach Windahl, & Andrew Arndt

Listening to learn vs fixing, defending, and hijacking

$A sad child with several math symbols$

News

‘I’m Not Being Disrespectful, Mama. I Just Don’t Understand.’

Carrie McKean in Midland, Texas

America’s crisis of reading instruction is by now well-known. But have you checked on your kid’s math skills lately?

Two photos of Antartica. One of the Amundsen-Scott station, the other of the Aurora Australis.

The Bulletin

Sunday Afternoon Reads: Lord of the Night

Finding God in the darkness and isolation of Antarctica.

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The Russell Moore Show

Why Do Faithful Christians Defend Harmful Things?

Russell answers a listener question about how we should perceive seemingly harmful political beliefs in our church congregations.

Reverend Jesse Jackson speaking to a Democratic gathering at the Cheyenne Civic Center on April 20, 1989.

The Complicated Legacy of Jesse Jackson

Haleluya Hadero

Six Christian leaders reflect on the civil rights giant’s triumphs and tragedies.

Detainees are transferred to an ICE facility during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Chicago on October of 2025.

News

The Churches That Fought for Due Process

An Ecuadorian immigrant with legal status fell into a detention “black hole.” Church leaders across the country tried to pull him out.

President Trump looking upon smokestacks.

The Bulletin

AI Predictions, Climate Policy Rollback, and Obama’s Belief in Aliens

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

The future of artificial intelligence, Trump repeals landmark climate finding, and the existence of aliens.