''Eternity'' was a monthly
conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
Christian
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...
magazine published from 1950 to 1988. It included major contributions from such well known individuals as
F. F. Bruce
Frederick Fyvie Bruce (12 October 1910 – 11 September 1990) was a Scottish Evangelicalism, evangelical scholar, author and educator who was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester from 1959 until 1 ...
and others.
History and profile
In 1931,
Donald Barnhouse, the minister of
Tenth Presbyterian Church in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, founded ''Revelation'' magazine.
[''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism'', Randall Herbert Balmer, p. 59] He served as editor-in-chief until his death in 1960. He renamed the magazine ''Eternity'' in 1950.
From 1961 to 1986, Joseph Bayly wrote a column for Eternity entitled "Out of My Mind." In 1958 ''Our Hope'' merged with ''Eternity'', which continued as ''Eternity''
It announced its closure in 1988. According to worldcat.org, it was published by the Evangelical Foundation of Philadelphia. (Evangelical Foundation, later Evangelical Ministries, became what is now known as the
Alliance of Confessing EvangelicalsAlliance of Confessing Evangelicals
/ref> and continues to operate the ministry started by Dr. Barnhouse.) While ''Eternity'' Magazine is not fully digital, portions are being republished, both as books and as web content. The process is based on a volunteer team.
See also
* Donald Barnhouse
* Walter Ralston Martin
Walter Ralston Martin (September 10, 1928 – June 26, 1989) was an American Baptist Christian minister and author who founded the Christian Research Institute in 1960 as a parachurch ministry specializing as a clearing-house of information ...
* Joseph T. Bayly
References
External links
''Eternity''
at the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
Conservative magazines published in the United States
Defunct Christian magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1931
Magazines disestablished in 1988
Defunct magazines published in Philadelphia
{{Christian-mag-stub