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The Relationship Of The Church To The National Culture In America, Ernest B. Koenker
The Relationship Of The Church To The National Culture In America, Ernest B. Koenker
Concordia Theological Monthly
As one considers the cultural complex of America today, there are a number of questions which might present themselves to the Christian living under the Word. What are the values which underlie our national culture, and is there any sense in which these are being absolutized today in some kind of Messianism? Can one say that the Christian churches in America, or the Lutheran Church, have profoundly shaped our culture, or have the churches themselves been thoroughly shaped by the culture? In view of the loss or muffling of a dynamic Christian witness in many of the American denominations, what …
Theological Issues At Evanston, F. E. Mayer
Theological Issues At Evanston, F. E. Mayer
Concordia Theological Monthly
The second assembly of the World Council of Churches will be held at Evanston, Ill., August 15-31, 1954. The 161 member churches will be represented by 600 official delegates, 600 accredited visitors, 150 theological consultants, 120 youth consultants, fraternal delegates, and official observers from nonmember churches. The Christian world is vitally interested in the Evanston assembly, because the chief concern of this gathering will be to agree on the "Christian message" which the member churches of the W. C. C. will proclaim to the world. This message comprises a main theme and six subthemes, which will receive intensive study in …
Some Scriptural Aspects Of Processes In Nature, August C. Rehwaldt
Some Scriptural Aspects Of Processes In Nature, August C. Rehwaldt
Concordia Theological Monthly
Nature is like a veil. It both reveals and conceals the truth. What William Taylor says of the parable may also be applied to nature: " ... a cloud luminous to some, yet dark to others; the enveilment, but also the unveiling, of the truth to men." If nature appeals only to our intellect, we shall see only that which lies on the surface.