Archive Spotlight – June 16, 2023

REVOLUTIONS IN WORLDVIEW: UNDERSTANDING THE FLOW OF WESTERN THOUGHT, edited by W. Andrew Hoffecker

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   Introduction This book covers the story of Western thought from the Presocratics to the end of the 20th Century. It compares the biblical worldview with the worldviews and philosophies that…

Michael A. G. Haykin's Review of THEOLOGICAL RETRIEVAL FOR EVANGELICALS: WHY WE NEED OUR PAST TO HAVE A FUTURE, by Gavin Ortlund

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Michael A. G. Haykin   From small beginnings with Roman Catholic scholars like Jean Daniélou and Henri de Lubac in their determination to engage in ressourcement in the 1930s, theological retrieval…

Interview with Thaddeus J. Williams, author of CONFRONTING INJUSTICE WITHOUT COMPROMISING TRUTH: 12 QUESTIONS CHRISTIANS SHOULD ASK ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE

An Author Interview from Books At a Glance   You can hardly imagine a more contemporary topic than social justice, and even if you’re sick of hearing about it I suspect you’ll be interested in this new book, Confronting Injustice…

POSSESSED BY GOD: A NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY OF SANCTIFICATION AND HOLINESS, by David Peterson

It has been about twenty years since I first read this book (I have the original 1995 edition – the first in Carson’s New Studies in Biblical Theology series), and reading it again now has only reinforced my high estimation…

Hannah Ahlgren’s Review of ANY TIME, ANY PLACE, ANY PRAYER: A TRUE STORY OF HOW YOU CAN TALK WITH GOD, by Laura Wifler

A Kids & Moms Book Review from Books At a Glance by Hannah Ahlgren   Laura Wifler presents prayer to children both biblically and tangibly in this book beautifully illustrated by Catalina Echerverri. Wifler connects creation, fall, redemption, and consummation…