In this Independence Day issue, Dr. S. Richey Kamm gives an incisive analysis of the American Revolution, and the distinguished Princeton historian, Dr. Arthur S. Link, writes movingly about Woodrow Wilson.

A leading Christian layman, J. Howard Pew, discusses the vital question of the jurisdiction of the Church in respect to economic, social, and political affairs. This important principle, about which CHRISTIANITY TODAY is deeply concerned, will also be dealt with editorially in later issues.

A Mississippi minister, Dr. George W. Long, asks American Christians which they consider to be the “higher powers,” those of the individual states or those of the federal government.

Two major editorials speak to aspects of our greatest national holiday.

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