Archive Spotlight – May 24, 2024

"Free Offer of the Gospel," Chapter 7 of COLLECTED WRITINGS OF JOHN MURRAY, VOLUME 4: STUDIES IN THEOLOGY, by John Murray

A “Bonus” Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   What is the meaning of the phrase, “God desires the salvation of all man?” When we are talking about the will of God, there are distinctions…

THE ETHICS OF THE NEW EUGENICS, Calum MacKellar and Christopher Bechtel, eds

Reviewed by D. Joy Riley “Am I a eugenicist?” That question rose to my consciousness repeatedly as I read Calum MacKellar and Christopher Bechtel’s well-researched volume on the “new eugenics.” The answer to that question relies, at least in part…

Interview with Jarvis Williams, author of FOR WHOM DID CHRIST DIE? The Extent of the Atonement in Paul's Theology

Dr. Jarvis J. Williams is Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and he is also our Review Editor for New Testament here at Books At a Glance. We appreciate his work and his fellowship, and…

"A book to keep near, especially when you don't know how to pray."

"A book to keep near, especially when you don't know how to pray."   That prayer is most likely to pierce heaven which first pierces one's own heart." For the Puritans, prayer was neither casual nor dull. Their prayers were…

Book Notice: MODELS OF PREMILLENNIALISM, by Sung Wook Chung and David Mathewson

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Fred G. Zaspel   I was happy to come across this much-needed book that surveys the various forms of premillennialism – Historic Premillennialism, Classical Dispensational Premillennialism, Progressive Dispensationalism, and Historic Premillennialism…

Book Notice: A COLORFUL PAST: A COLORING BOOK OF CHURCH HISTORY

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance   Parents! This is a delightful idea for introducing your young children to the church’s illustrious history. Boekestein works his way through the twenty centuries of the church with a very…