Much of Carl F. H. Henry’s moral sense was driven by his view of humanity. Whether it was discussing bioethical issues or his opposition to communism or anything else, his objection was often rooted in the biblical emphasis that human beings are created in the image of God. People were not merely the sum of their…

Location: Trinity International University (TEDS/TGS Chapel) Date: August 5, 1979 Scripture: John 1; 2Cor 4:6 In a world of economic and political turmoil, where comfort and stability are foreign concepts and escape from reality through drugs and permissiveness often seems to be the norm rather than the exception, Carl Henry resounds a call to remember…

Location: First Baptist Church, Conway AK Date: November 13, 1979 Scripture: John 14:1-27 Anxiety in the Christian life is not merely a contemporary phenomenon. The disciples of Jesus, Carl Henry explains, were anxious about Jesus’ death and departure. They wondered what life would look like without the Messiah in whom they had placed their faith and to whom…

“When I first came to Trinity, I used to stand at the base of the library building and stare at the words affixed to the wall, “Carl F.H. Henry Resource Center.” Little did I know then that I was destined to become Dr. Henry’s T.A. I was so naïve at the time; I didn’t know…

As mentioned in a previous post, Carl Henry had a global vision for evangelical Christianity. This vision extended beyond the United States and Western Europe. He actively sought to promote theological development within the majority world. Henry began traveling and teaching in the majority world while he was still a faculty member at Fuller Theological…

Location: Southern Baptist Convention Pastor’s Conference, St. Louis MO Date: 1987 Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 At the encroachment of subjectivity, dehumanization, and relative morality – as he calls it, “neo-paganism” – Carl Henry responds with the loud call to “Remember God” as depicted in the book of Ecclesiastes. Henry’s interpretation of Eccl 12:1-7 comes in the…

Carl Henry pursued a global vision for evangelical Christianity. Henry was no parochialist. He was never narrowly focused only on the U.S. context, but actively engaged in the wider horizons of the church. Actively involved with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Henry traveled extensively with Billy Graham, visiting several non-Western countries.  His wife, Helga, was…

In a recent post, I gave a brief biographical sketch of Carl Henry, who had lent his name to the Henry Center.  Following  the 100th anniversary of his birth, now is a good time to discuss Henry’s theological legacy.  A 1986 profile of Henry in Moody Monthly magazine declared him “a theological mind second to…

  Know Your Roots is a four-part video series that originates in a 1991 lecture at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, addressing the (then, as now) pressing questions surrounding Evangelical identity. This 1991 lecture, jointly sponsored by Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Intervarsity Christian fellowship, features Carl Henry and Kenneth Kantzer. These two prominent Evangelicals were not…

  Know Your Roots is a four-part video series that originates in a 1991 lecture at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, addressing the (then, as now) pressing questions surrounding Evangelical identity. This 1991 lecture, jointly sponsored by Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Intervarsity Christian fellowship, features Carl Henry and Kenneth Kantzer. These two prominent Evangelicals were…

Amnesia, when it happens within the minds of individuals, is diagnosed as a mental disorder of the greatest significance, and often leads to institutionalization. Within a group of people, however (at least in the modern West), amnesia appears to be a willingly embraced form of life. Blindly trusting in the power of the self and…

The Henry Center has a brief biographical sketch of Carl Henry on its web site. Ryan Fields, who interned with the Henry Center while he studied at TEDS wrote a short entry about how evangelicals today would be well-served to know more about Henry’s life and work. I plan to write several posts that will…