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★ This is the Fall Book Issue, complete with forecast and several features on communicating the Gospel effectively through the printed page.

★ Editorial Associate James Daane contributes the threshold essay, the book forecast, and the article on “Eschatology and History” to this issue.

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 28, 1962

Review of Current Religious Thought: September 28, 1962

Philip Edgcumbe Hughes

Book Briefs: September 28, 1962

Protestant Preview of Second Vatican Council

Editorial

Craftsmen Plus

43: The Final State: Heaven and Hell

Clean Christians

Eutychus and His Kin: September 28, 1962

Fall Book Forecast 1962

What Are You Looking For?

A. Skevington Wood

If You Would Be Gladly Heard

Margaret A. Graham

Is Language Worth the Trouble?

Dr. Robert Longacre

Eschatology and History

The Sermons of John Donne

William R. Mueller

Writing Is a Ministry

Harold N. Englund

One Lord, One History

Our Latest

Obit image black and white Hal Lindsey

News

Died: ‘Late Great Planet Earth’ Author Hal Lindsey

Daniel G. Hummel

He brought apocalyptic theology to the masses, arguing the Bible has the answer to the question “What happens next?”

Martha Das in front of a sari pattern and some palm trees in Bangladesh

From Village Girl to Evangelical Leader

How Martha Das grew into a powerful voice for Bangladesh’s Christian minority.

A boy carrying holly and a boombox

New Christmas Music with Just the Right Holiday Vibes

Kelsey Kramer McGinnis

From Matt Redman’s rich sing-alongs to CeCe Winans’s surprising crossovers, these 2024 releases are getting us in the spirit.

A Conversation with Sam Allberry

The Russell Moore Show

Mental Health, Temptation, and Union with Christ

The author and apologist reminds us of our blessings in Jesus.

Elphaba standing in Oz

Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Misunderstood.

Paul Marchbanks

“Wicked” calls our judgments into question.

A woman poses for a selfie with a man wearing a pilot's uniform and aviator sunglasses.

News

Mozambique Drops Terrorist Case Against Missionary Pilot Helping Orphans

MAF’s Ryan Koher plans to return to the country where he was imprisoned now that investigators have cleared charges related to “suspicious” cargo.

Contrasting light and dark images of fall leaves.

I Give Thanks in the Bright Darkness

Christina Gonzalez Ho

These brilliant, painful days are all before God.

Boy carries plastic bags of food to a row of trucks at collection site.

News

Food Banks Thank God for Bacon, Buying in Bulk, and Local Support

With grocery prices up, ministries across the country stretch to feed millions of hungry families during the holidays.