Christianity Today |
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"A Presbyterian Journal Devoted to Stating, Defending and Furthering the Gospel in the Modern World." |
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Samuel G. Craig, Editor | H. McAllister Griffiths, Managing Editor |
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Published monthly by THE PRESBYTERIAN AND REFORMED PUBLISHING CO. 501 Witherspoon Bldg., Phila. Pa. |
Volume 2 (1931-1932)
Contents by Issue:
Editorials: 1. What is an Evangelical?, by Samuel G. Craig; 2. The Rights and Duties of Commissioners; 3. The Approaching Assembly: Its Problems; | |
Is the Pulpit Forgetting God?, Part 1, by Rev. Wm. Childs Robinson, A.M., Th.D. | |
Notes on Biblical Exposition: V. The Gospel of Christ, by J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Litt. D. | |
Birth Control in the Light of the Bible, by Rev. J.H. Gauss, D.D. | |
Books of Religious Significance : The Meaning of the Cross, by Henry Sloane Coffin; 2. Religion in a Changing World, by Abba Hillel Silver; and 3. The History of Fundamentalism, by Stewart G. Cole. [all reviews by Samuel G. Craig] | |
Questions Relative to Christian Faith and Practice : 1. Why Do "Liberals" Advocate Organic Union?; 2. I the Bible to Be Taken "Literally"? | |
"Freedom and Restraint." by Rev. Neal L. Anderson, D.D. [protestng a book review by C. Van Til; a reply by Dr. Van Til follows on p. 13.] | |
Letters to the Editor, from 1. "Layman"; 2. Eli Benedict; 3. Rev. H.H. Kurtz; 4. Rev. Jas. A. Gordon; 5. F.R.J.; 6. Mrs. C.T. Friedrich; 7. Charles A. Ingraham; 8. F.M. Woods. | |
Ministerial Changes : 1. Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.; 2. Presbyterian Church U.S.; 3. Presbyterian Church in Canada; 4. United Presbyterian Church; 5. Reformed Church in America; 6. Reformed Church in U.S. | |
News of the Church : 1. The Presbyterian League of Faith; 2. Constitution of the Presbyterian League of Faith; 3. A Parable in Action; 4. Both Overtures Pass; 5. Overture from Denver [re: Federal Council of Churches]; 6. Lane Seminary Abandonment Blocked by Court; 7. The Report on "Birth Control"; 8. The "War Questionaire"; 9. Essay Contest on Christian History; 10. Heresy Charges Preferred Against Dr. Diehl; 11. Days of Prayer and Fasting in the Southern Church; 12. The Presbyterian Church in Canada; 13. Insanity as a Ground for Divorce Rejected in England; 14. Sunday "Movie" Bill Passes British House; 15. The Thirty-nine Articles Defended; 16. The Church of England Approaches the "Free Churches:; 17. Prussian Evangelicals Accept Disestablishment; 18. The Archbishop Goes to Palestine; 19. Westminster Commencement. |
Editorials : 1. Christianity and the Miraculous, by Samuel G. Craig; 2. The 143rd General Assembly. | |
Concerning the Work of Evangelism, by Rev. R.A. Meek, D.D. | |
Is the Pulpit Forgetting God?, Part 2, by Rev. Wm. Childs Robinson, A.M., Th.D. | |
Notes on Biblical Exposition : VI. The Message and the Messenger, by J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Litt. D. | |
Current Views and Voices : 1. Love and Truth [Free Church of Scotland]; 2. Discipline in the Church; by W.R. Siegart; 3. Who Can Answer? [The Christian Register]; | |
The 143rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. : A Description and An Interpretation; 2. Church Union Defeated in Two Denominations [PCUS/RCA]; 3. Ministerial Changes [PCUSA; PCUS; UPCNA; RCUS. RCA; PC, Canada; CRC] | |
News of the Church : 1. General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church; 2. World's Chrisitan Fundamentals Convention; 3. General MacArthur Assails War Questionaire; 4. Religious Freedom Comes to Spain; 5. The Pope vs. Mussolini; 6. Southern Presbyterians Withdraw from "Federal Council"; 7. Calvin College Commencement. |
Editorials : 1. Christianity as a Power, by Samuel G. Craig; 2. Doctrines as Related to Life. | |
The Montreat Assembly: A Condensed Sketch of Salient Actions, by Rev. J. Blair Morton, D.D. | |
Notes on Biblical Exposition : VII. How Paul Received the Gospel, by J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Litt. D. | |
The Philosophy of Paul's Calling, by Stewart P. MacLennan, D.D. | |
Dr. Warfield's Great Books [review of The Selected Writings of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield. New York: Oxford University Press, 1927ff.] | |
Questions Relative to Christian Faith and Practice : 1. Was Christ a Radical?; 2. "Descended Into Hell." | |
Letters to the Editor, from Rev. Hervey McDowell; H.J. Thomas; Albert Stanfield; Chas. C. Boggs; J.F. MacDonald; Rev. Herman A. Goff; Rev. Wm. Carter; Rev. Wm. McNally; H.A. Baldwin; Rev. W.I. Carroll; Warren F. Goff; Samuel B. Woods; Mary Kreider; C.H. Maury, Jr.; S.D. Cohran; Rev. H.A. Ironside; Rev. A.C.V. Skinner; Rev. Geo. E. Muran; Rev. W.G. Somerville; Mrs. Lizzie A. Shannon; Rev. W.A. George; Rev. S.M. Erickson; John A. Wilson; R. Klaudt; W.C. Mercer; T.S. Armentrout; Rev. L. Verduin; and Jay C. Hanna. | |
Current Views and Voices : 1. God's Foolish Ones; 2. When We Must Economize; 3. University Christianity; 4. Should the Church Interfere In Business and Politics?; 5. Regulars Not Guerillas; | |
Ministerial Changes : 1. Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.; 2. Presbyterian Church in the U.S.; 3. Presbyterian Church in Canada; 4. Reformed Church in the U.S.; 5. Reformed Church in America; 6. Christian Reformed Church. | |
News of the Church : 1. The Southern General Assembly; 2. Congregational-"Christian" Merger Accomplished; 3. General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; 4. General Synod of the Reformed Church in America; 5. Cumberland General Assembly; 6. Philadelphia Fundamentalists Organize; 7. "Experts" Arrive to Rescue Christian Missions. |
Editorials : 1. The Cosmic Significance of Christ, by Samuel G. Craig; 2. Christian Thought and Life: Its past, its present and its future. | |
Some Supernatural Marks in the Old Testament, by E. Van Deusen | |
Notes on Biblical Exposition : VIII. The Call of God, by J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Litt. D. | |
Authority in Religion, by William Bittle Wells | |
Books of Religious Significance : 1. Book Notes, by H. McAllister Griffiths.; and 2. The Cleansing of Life, by Daniel Russell; The Geological-Ages Hoax, by George McCready Price; The Acts of the Apostles, by Frank E. Allen, all reviewed by Samuel G. Craig. | |
Questions Relative to Christian Faith and Practice : 1. Can Christians Deny the Deity of Jesus?; 2. Christianity and Greek Thought; 3. Was Paul Wrong About Christ's Return? | |
Letters to the Editor, from William E. Bissell; Addison Hogue; C.A. Stone; Samuel H. Stuart; and John Stewart, M.D. | |
Current Views and Voices : 1. "The Word of God to Scotland," byRev. John McConnachie, M.A.; 2. "Self-Satisfied Religiosity; 3. The Theatre in the Church. | |
Ministerial Changes : 1. Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; 2. Presbyterian Church in the U.S.; 3. Reformed Church in the U.S.; 4. United Presbyterian; 5. Christian Reformed Church; 6. Presbyterian Church in Canada; 7. Reformed Church in America. | |
News of the Church : 1. "Contempt of Court" Sentence Vacated; 2. Andover Finally Lost to Evangelicalism; 3. A Call to Repentance; 4. The Irish Evangelical Church; 5. The South African Church Stands Fast; 6. Help for the Protestant Churches of Europe; 7. A Modernist Creed; 8. "Catholic," "Roman Catholic" or "Romanist"?; 9. Italy and the Vatican Still at Loggerheads; 10. Protestant Gains in Italy; 11. Armenian Refugees Ordered from Greece; 12. German Church Discipline; 13. "Movies" and the Law of Scotland; 14. Church of Scotland Assembly; 15. Chinese "Moral Endeavor"; 16. Modernism Charged in Lutheran Seminary; 17. Death of Archbishop Soederblom. |
Editorials : 1. The Social Significance of Jesus Christ, by Samuel G. Craig; 2. "The Faith Once for All Delivered"; 3. "They Shall Not Pass"; 4. Note on Westminster Seminary Issue in October. | |
Notes on Biblical Exposition: IX. After the Conversion, by J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Litt. D. | |
Primitive Religion: Evidence That It Was Monotheistic, by Rev. George P. Pierson, D.D. | |
"They Shall Not Pass" [fiction], by Eva Geraldine Brown | |
Questions and Answers : 1. Did Christ believe in demons?; 2. Did the Jews have any thought of immortality other than the anticipation of the immortality of their race?; 3. Is Paul instead of Christ the center of orthodox Christianity today? | |
Current Views and Voices : 1. The Middle of the Road; 2. A Christian College; 3. Hitch-Hiking for Heaven; 4. Is It Union? | |
News of the Church : 1. Annual Statistical Report of Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.; 2. Evangelicals in Protestant Episcopal Church Reassert Beliefs; 3. Embargo Directed at Church in Spain; 4. Christian Schools in China—What of Their Future?; 5. A Floating Sabbath; 6. Christian Political Party Formed in Germany; 7. Protestant Alliance Marks 400th Anniversary of Reformation in England; 8. Philadelphia Church Takes Steps to Preserve Its Heritage; 9. "Church of the Air." |
Christianity and the Bible, by Samuel G. Craig | |
Editorial Notes and Comments : 1. Westminster Seminary; 2. The Minutes of the 143rd Assembly; 3. The Reorganization of Western and Princeton Seminaries; 4. The Orthodoxy of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.; 5. Should the Orthodox Withdraw from the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.? | |
The Ministry of Reconciliation [in re : R.D. Wilson], by Rev. Frank R. Elder, D.D. | |
News Notes from Westminster Theological Seminary, by Rev. Frank H. Stevenson, D.D. | |
Notes on Biblical Exposition : X. Paul and the Jerusalem Church, by J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Litt. D. | |
Books of Religious Significance : 1.The Teaching of Karl Barth: An Exposition, by R. Birch Hoyle; 2. The Westminster Assembly and Its Work, by B.B. Warfield. [both reviews by Samuel G. Craig.] |
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Letters to the Editor, from Hay Watson Smith; Rev. A.C.V. Skinner; C.L. Richards; "A Lover of Truth"; S.R. Church; Rev. Charles F. Geiger; F.J. Scott; and Paul C. Melrose; | |
News of the Church : 1. Westminster Seminary Opening; 2. The Presbyterian League of Faith; 3. Significant Fraternizing; 4. Romanists v. Jews in Montreal; 5. The Seattle Bible Reading Campaign; 6. Princeton Seminary Opening; 6. The Presbyterian Church in Canada; 7. Rev. John H. McComb Joins Westminster Seminary Faculty; 8. Death Notice for Rev. Matthew White; 9. Author of "Thrillers" Takes to the Pulpit; 10. Philadelphia Fundamentalists Progress; 11. More "Experts to Survey Missions in India; 12. From Major-General to Baptist Minister; 13. The Anti-God and Anti-Church Movement in Germany; 14. Monks of St. Bernard to Move to Himalaya Mountains; 15. Protestant Minority in Chicago. |
Christianity as a Way of Life: Its Supernaturalism, by Samuel G. Craig | |
Editorial Notes and Comments : 1. The Failure of Attempts to Unite the Northern and Southern Presbyterian Churches—An Explanation; 2. "Fundamentalism and Premillennialism"; 3. Overtures A, C and E; 4. A Fact and An Appeal. | |
The Truth About the Presbyterian Church : I. Modernism in the Judicial Commission, by Rev. J. Gresham Machen, D.D. |
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Questions from the General Council, by Rev. Walter Vail Watson | |
Notes on Biblical Exposition : XI. Harmony of Acts and Galatians, by J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Litt. D. | |
Books of Religious Significance : 1. Science and Religion: A Symposium, reviewed by William Childs Robinson; 2. The Bondage of the Will, by Martin Luther, reviewed by Cornelius Van Til; 3. The Significance of Karl Barth, by Rev. John McConnachie and Karl Barth: Prophet of a New Christianity?, by William Pauck, reviewed by Samuel G. Craig. | |
Letters to the Editor, from Russell T. Barr; and J. Kreizer. | |
Questions Relative to Christian Faith and Practice, regarding : 1. Baptism and Salvation; 2. God of Both Testaments; 3. Divine Healing; 4. Bible Inspiration | |
Current Views and Voices : 1. The Growing Revolt Against Souund Doctrine; 2. The Need for Better Church Music; 3. The Message to Christians Whose Church Membership is Elsewhere; 4. A Falsse Tongue. | |
Ministerial Changes : 1. Presbyterian Churc, U.S.A.; 2. Presbyterian Church, U.S.; 3. United Presbyterian Church; 4. Presbyterian Church in Canada; 5. Reformed Church, U.S.; 6. Reformed Church in America; 7. Christian Reformed Church. | |
News of the Church : 1. League of Students Holds New England Conference; 2. Presbytery of Milwaukee Investigates Foreign Mission Board Pollicy; 3. Philadelphia Presbytery Against Four Overtures; 4. Rights of Conscience Re-affirmed in Protest; 5. An Unusual Degree for Dr. Munhall; 6. Reformation Fellowship to be Organized; 7. Dr. Diehl Cleared of Charges; 8. Effects of the Revolution in Spain; 9. The North Kiangsu Mission of the Southren Presbyterian Church and Registered Schools; 10. The Presbyterian Church in Canada; 11. Relative Per Capita Giving; 12. Von Hindenberg a Regular Worshipper; 13. "Criticism" Gone Wild in Germany; 14. The Tallest Church in the World; 15. Soviet Sunday Schools in America; 16. Missouri Lutherans Show Increase; 17. Fruits of Christian Missions. |
Volume 2, No. 8 (Mid-December 1931) [we are currently seeking a copy of this issue] |
The Outlook for Christianity, by Samuel G. Craig | |
Editorial Notes and Comments : 1. Report of the Joint Committee on Organic Union; 2. The Westminster Departmental Graded Materials. | |
The Truth About the Presbyterian Church : III. The Present Situation, by Rev. J. Gresham Machen, D.D. | |
The Confessional Statement of the United Presbyterian Church, by John Murray, M.A., Th.M. | |
Notes on Biblical Exposition : XIII. False Brethren and a True Gospel, by J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Litt. D. | |
Books of Religious Significance : 1. Calvinism, by Abraham Kuyper; and 2. John Calvin: The Man and His Ethics, by Georgia Harkness, both reviewed by Samuel G. Craig; 3. Pathways to the Reality of God, by Rufus M. Jones, reviewed by Cornelius Van Til. | |
Letters to the Editor, from A.B. Winchester; D.B. Tomkins; Chas, A, York; Mrs. Fred Spencer; C. Harrison Becker; Thomas B. Lindsay; Chas. E. Edwards ["A Defective Creed"] | |
News of the Church : 1. Presbytery of Washington, D.C. Licenses Non-Affirmer of Virgin Birth; 2. Board of Christian Education Reduces Salaries; 3. The Proposed "Presbyterian Church of America"; 4. Preamble to the "Confessional Statement" of the United Presbyterian Church; 5. Reformed Presbyterians and Proportionate Giving; 6. Overture Concerning Congregational Rights; 7. The "Barnhose Case"; 8. Beatification of Czar Nicholas II of Russia; 9. The Pope's Invitation to Protestans; 10. League of Evangelical Students; 11. Young People's Bible Conference at New Haven, Conn.; 12. Moody Bible Institute Founder's Week Speakers. |