Christianity Today

October 15, 1956

Volume 1, Number 1

October 29, 1956

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.

Cover Story

Editorial

Evangelism and the Sacred Book

A Christianity Today Editorial

Karl Barth and Billy Graham are both rescuing the Bible from Liberalism. But their views on Scripture differ dramatically.

Cover Story

The Primary Task of the Church

Addison H. Leitch

Why bringing men and women into a saving relationship to God through Jesus Christ beats any other emphasis.

Editorial

Why ‘Christianity Today’?

A Christianity Today Editorial

The vision that has animated this magazine from the beginning.

Cover Story

Changing Climate of European Theology

G. C. Berkouwer

We have been placed by God in an extremely exciting time—an era charged with tension.

Cover Story

Biblical Authority in Evangelism

I had many doubts about the Bible. Now I see Scripture as a flame that melts away unbelief.

Features

The Fragility of Freedom in the West

Carl F. H. Henry

Individual liberty is not a sufficient yardstick of to measure Freedom versus Slavery.

More from this Issue

The Gospel of Matthew

J. Marcellus Kik

An eye-witness received special grace and guidance from the Holy Spirit to give a faithful account of information received from other sources.

Reply All

Letters from readers. (Yes, we had readers even before this first official issue.)

Review of Current Religious Thought: October 15, 1956

Philip E. Hughes

What British theology journals are saying.

News

News

News Report: Conflict of the Gospel with Paganism, October 15, 1956

News from our correspondents around the world.

Reviews

Books in Review

A look inside Ernest White’s “Christian Life and the Unconscious,” B. B. Warfield’s “Calvin and Augustine,” and other important volumes.

Views

Editorial

Vision of Sovereignty a Remedy for Tensions

A Christianity Today Editorial

We are prone to forget that God sees all time and eternity at once.

Editorial

The Evangelical Witness in a Modern Medium

A Christianity Today Editorial

Behind this initial issue stands a year of prayer, of decision, of planning. (Plus: CT’s first masthead)

Additional Articles

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