Eternity (magazine)

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Eternity
CategoriesChristian magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Founder Donald Barnhouse
Year founded1931;90 years ago (1931)
First issue1950;71 years ago (1950)
Final issueJanuary 1989;32 years ago (1989-01)
Company Evangelical Foundation
CountryUnited States
Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LanguageEnglish
ISSN 0014-1682

Eternity was a monthly conservative Christian magazine published from 1950 to 1988. It included major contributions from such well known individuals as F. F. Bruce and others.

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History and profile

In 1931, Donald Barnhouse, the minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded Revelation magazine. [1] He served as editor-in-chief until his death in 1960. He renamed the magazine Eternity in 1950. [1] 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 [2]

It announced its closure in 1988. [3] [4] 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 Evangelicals [5] 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism, Randall Herbert Balmer, p. 59
  2. Timothy Demy. "Arno C. Gaebelein". Pre-Trib Research Center. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. World Church: 'Questions on Doctrine' Book Annotated, Republished
  4. "Religion: Eternity Lasts 39 Years as Monthly Folds". Los Angeles Times. 24 December 1988. ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals