Archive Spotlight – January 12, 2024

HOW TO READ A BOOK: THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO INTELLIGENT READING, by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Authors: Mortimer J. Adler was Chairman of the Board of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research, Honorary Trustee of the Aspen…

TRI-FAITH AMERICA: How Catholics and Jews Held Postwar America to its Protestant Promise

Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel For virtually all of its history until the most recent generations no one could have questioned that America was a Christian nation. Just how “Christian” it actually was is another question, of course, but religiously…

Jason S. DeRouchie: Editor of WHAT THE OT AUTHORS REALLY CARED ABOUT, Part 1

Jason DeRouchie (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of Old Testament at Bethlehem College and Seminary and an active member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, MN, where he resides with his wife and six children. He…

Jason S. DeRouchie: Editor of WHAT THE OT AUTHORS REALLY CARED ABOUT, Part 2

Today we continue our interview with Dr. Jason DeRouchie. If you missed yesterday’s interview you can catch up here. Books At a Glance: Can you explain briefly your characterizations of the three divisions of the Old Testament? DeRouchie: The kingdom…

Book Notice: THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH: HOW THE WEST WAS LOST, by Melvin Tinker

 A Brief Book Notice from Books at a Glance   C S Lewis readers will identify the main title of this new book. Melvin Tinker uses Lewis' prescient fiction work as a launchpad for a fascinating look at the rapidly…

Book Notice: A GOOD OLD AGE: AN A TO Z OF LOVING AND FOLLOWING THE LORD JESUS IN LATER YEARS, by Derek Prime

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred G. Zaspel   I hadn’t noticed this unusual book until very recently, but I’m glad I finally came across it. You are probably at least somewhat familiar with Derek…

Book Notice: HELP! MY TODDLER RULES THE HOUSE, by Paul and Karen Tautges

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Fred Zaspel   If you are a parent of young children, this book offers some of the best counsel you’ve heard in a long time. Certainly the best few dollars you’ve…