Archive Spotlight – Feburary 7, 2025

THE BLOOMSBURY COMPANION TO NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS, by George Chryssides and Benjamin Zeller

Reviewed by Michael John Plato   Where have the cultists gone? And why? Religious historian Philip Jenkins recently mused on what he saw as the disappearance of cults and cultists. It was not so long ago that groups such as…

INTRODUCING BIBLICAL THEOLOGY, by Sigurd Grindheim

Reviewed by Chris Bruno Sigurd Grindheim’s Introducing Biblical Theology has a certain Scandavian efficiency to it. In it, the author summarizes the storyline of Scripture in very accessible and succinct way, highlighting key points and discussing important debates in biblical…

Interview with Matthew Harmon and Jay Smith, editors of STUDIES IN THE PAULINE EPISTLES: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF DOUGLAS J. MOO

The name Douglas J. Moo is familiar to students of the New Testament all over the English speaking world. For the several decades of his career his work has been marked by careful exegesis and insightful analysis coupled with a…

Book Notice: THE CITY OF GOD AND THE GOAL OF CREATION: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF THE CITY OF GOD, by T. Desmond Alexander

“For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.” –Hebrews 13:14 At the very heart of God’s plan for the world stands an extraordinary city. Beginning with the garden of Eden in Genesis…

Book Notice: THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT AND HUMAN FLOURISHING: A THEOLOGICAL COMMENTARY, by Jonathan T. Pennington

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel   Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) is widely recognized as of central importance for defining life in the Kingdom. It is a passage that has received…

Kristin Stiles’ Review of MEG IS NOT ALONE, by Megan Hill

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles   We live in a society where virtual interactions are increasingly becoming more common than face-to-face interactions. As a result, many feel isolated and alone. We hear far too…