Archive Spotlight – May 13, 2022

JUSTIFICATION RECONSIDERED: RETHINKING A PAULINE THEME, by Stephen Westerholm

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance About the Author Stephen Westerholm is professor of early Christianity at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. His books include Israel’s Law and the Church’s Faith: Paul and His Recent Interpreters and Perspectives…

WHY THE REFORMATION STILL MATTERS, by Michael Reeves and Tim Chester

Reviewed by Ben Rogers   Introduction In less than a year, Protestants will celebrate the five hundredth anniversary of the nailing of Luther’s The Ninety Five Theses to the Wittenburg church door and the birth of the Reformation. A number…

Interview with Nancy Pearcey, author of LOVE THY BODY: ANSWERING HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT LIFE AND SEXUALITY

This book engages our culture on some of today’s most prominent issues. I’m Fred Zaspel, editor here at Books At a Glance, and we’re talking today to well-known author Nancy Pearcey about her latest book, Love Thy Body: Answering Hard…

PIERCED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS: REDISCOVERING THE GLORY OF PENAL SUBSTITUTION, by Steve Jeffery, Michael Ovey, and Andrew Sach

In this wonderful book the authors seek to present the case for the substitutionary nature of Christ’s death with a focus on the biblical teaching but also on its subsequent historical expression throughout the history of the church and also…

PIERCED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS: REDISCOVERING THE GLORY OF PENAL SUBSTITUTION, by Steve Jeffery, Michael Ovey, and Andrew Sach - Excerpt

From chapter 2 What is penal substitution? If we are to determine whether penal substitution has a place within Christian theology, we must first sketch its basic contours. We began chapter 1 with the following definition: The doctrine of penal…

Hannah Ahlgren's Review of BIG THEOLOGY FOR LITTLE HEARTS Series

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Hannah Ahlgren   Crossway’s newest board book series, Big Theology for Little Hearts, is a vital tool in the toolbox of all parents with young kids. Those desiring to lay a…