Evangelical History

America prepared for a bicentennial, and religious identity dominated the presidential campaign.

CT hosted debates about the charismatic movement and women’s ordination.

A note from CT’s President in our March/April issue.

Matthew Avery Sutton’s impressive new history is insightful, helpful, colorful—and incomplete.

In 1974, CT saw trouble in the White House, Chile, and Cyprus, and in the American fascination with exorcists.

CT condemned the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade and questioned the seriousness of Watergate.

Trying to stake out a sliver of space for the “moderate evangelical,” the magazine sometimes left readers confused and justice ignored.

In 1972, American evangelicals were concerned about religious liberty around the world and moral decline at home.

Parenting books—even Christian ones—capitalize on fear and longing, sometimes making promises that don’t hold true.

In 1971, CT said the Jesus People were not just another baby boomer fad.