History

A look back at evangelical prescience concerning a “moral sickness.”

CT emphasized diverse views in ongoing discussions in 1983.

From Pat Robertson’s soap opera to creation science, CT reported evangelical efforts to go mainstream in 1982.

A painful history with church-run schools has many Indigenous people wary of Christianity. Native ministries are working to share the real Jesus.

In 1981, CT helped evangelicals navigate debates over Ronald Reagan, genetic engineering, television, and male headship.

CT called for caution as evangelicals flocked to vote for Ronald Reagan.

In 1979, CT investigated deceptive Christians, made the case for psychology, and watched Islam with concern.

CT sought to point people to the Bible through the personal and public crises of 1978.

CT tracked cultural changes while going through several of its own.

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

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

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.

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

Black journalist Ida B. Wells exposed Southern lynching.

As America teetered on the edge of revolution, the magazine called for more innovation, responsibility, sensitivity, and stewardship.

CT helped readers make sense of wild cultural changes in 1969.