It’s a little book by a dead man from the last generation, and it
just might be the road-map for the future of American Christianity. I’m
referring to the late theologian Carl F. H. Henry’s 1947 book “The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism.”
This slim little paperback’s importance might not seem obvious in a
digital whirling world of contemporary Christians, but the issues Henry
raised over sixty years ago are more relevant than ever.
When most people think of Carl Henry, they tend to think of his magnum opus, the six-volume “God, Revelation, and Authority,”
which dealt with the major philosophical and theological challenges to
Christian theism and the biblical canon. Some remember his work as a
pioneer, along with Billy Graham, in the explosion of the post-World War
II evangelical movement. From his place as a founding faculty member at
Fuller Seminary to his role as first editor of “Christianity Today” and
beyond, Henry was the intellectual godfather of the cause. But, in my
view, “Uneasy Conscience” is what matters most for us these days. Continue at Russell Moore
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