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Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry was perhaps
the leading American Evangelical theologian of the twentieth century.
In his memory, the Billy Graham Center Archives is making available on
this page a few documents drawn from our collections that reflect some
of his wide influence as a scholar, man and witness to his Lord Jesus
Christ. |
to leave the memorial page and go to the Christianity Today obituary.Documents |
Carbon of a letter from Henry to Dr. Basil Atkinson, similar to letters sent to leading Evangelical scholars about the philosophy of the new magazine of which he was the editor, Christianity Today. December 22, 1955. Letter from Carl Henry to A.J. Dain about the upcoming conference on evangelism Dain was helping to plan, the meeting that became known as the 1974 Lausanne Congress, out of which grew the Lausanne movement. Henry reflects on his experience as one of the prime planners of the 1966 World Congress on Evangelism. |
Photos |
| Henry handing out tracts as
part of National Tract Week, ca. 1942
Henry as a young man, ca. 1945 Henry, with J. Marcellus Kik and L. Nelson Bell at the founding of Christianity Today magazine Henry at the 1966 World Congress on Evangelism Henry at the head of the procession of the 1966 congress which marched through the streets of Berlin. Henry in his office, ca. 1966 Henry promoting the nationwide evangelism effort, Key '73, Calling Our Continent to Christ, 1973 |
Audio clips |
A student remembers Henry as a teacher (1 minute) A neighbor remembers Henry (2 minutes) Henry's address to the 1968 Asia-South Pacific Congress on Evangelism, Christ and the Crisis of Our Age" (52 minutes) |