Issue 92 A New Evangelical Awakening

religious news

A brief history of the Christmas tree.

As the 20th century reached its midpoint, visionary Boston preacher Harold John Ockenga helped launch a "new era in evangelical Christianity."

Many people associate this word with religious bigotry and close-mindedness. But in the early 20th century, fundamentalists were simply evangelicals determined to do battle for the faith.

Harold John Ockenga defines the vision of the movement

How do you change the course of the nation's future? Youth for Christ had the answer: Win over the next generation.

Billy Graham's early crusades stirred the sleeping conscience of mid-century America.

Henrietta Mears loved hats, college students, and the boundless possibilities of Christian ministry.

The Parachurch phenomenon

Harold John Ockenga's conviction that the church needs thinkers helped spark a renaissance of evangelical scholarship.

The New Evangelicals called for a fresh application of Christian truth to the social problems of the day.

Evangelicals are still searching for the elusive ideal of unity.

Three Christian activists who drew on faith to fight social challenges

Youth for Christ's praying community sent young Harold Myra on a lifetime quest.