Weekly Recap, April 8
Adoption, the Gospel, Redemption, Christ, and a little bit of John Owen.
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?, by Greg Gilbret
Reviewed by Fred Zaspel The adult Sunday School class at our church is currently making its way through this book in a series of studies. The elders have read the book and have asked all the deacons, Sunday School teachers,…
Book Notice: THE DEATH OF DEATH IN THE DEATH OF CHRIST: WHY CHRIST SAVES ALL FOR WHOM HE DIED, by John Owen, with Introduction by Sinclair Ferguson
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Whenever there is a renewed interest in the gospel, renewed interest in this Puritan classic seems to follow. And for good reason: the gospel focuses on the saving death of Christ,…
Weekly Recap, April 1
An excellent interview with two authors, a summary of John Frame’s APOLOGETICS, and a book announcement for Trueman and Crowe’s THE ESSENTIAL TRINITY, plus more!
THE ESSENTIAL TRINITY: NEW TESTAMENT FOUNDATIONS AND PRACTICAL RELEVANCE, by Brandon D. Crowe and Carl R. Trueman
We are pleased to see that The Essential Trinity: New Testament Foundations and Practical Relevance is now available in the US from P&R Publishers. If you missed it, you’ll want to catch our interview with editors Brandon Crowe and…
Weekly Recap March 25
A very diverse week – OT theology, the question of the existence of Adam, Reformation Theology, and questions about homosexuality. Plus, we updated the Trinity Bibliography!
TWENTY-SEVENTH UPDATED EDITION OF THE TRINITY DEBATE BIBLIOGRAPHY
The 2016 Trinity Debate: A Bibliography Is it Okay to Teach a Complementarianism Based on Eternal Subordination?** Compiled by Jack Jeffery A bibliography of articles and posts in the current debate (began 3 JUN 2016)[1] concerning the eternal subordination of God…
DID ADAM EXIST?, by Vern Poythress (Christian Answers to Hard Questions series)
Brief Book Notice by Fred Zaspel On several occasions here I have mentioned my appreciation for P&R’s excellent Christian Answers to Hard Questions series (see here, here, here, here, here, and here). It is a series of booklets treating…
Weekly Recap March 18
A week full of Biblical Theology, in both our summaries and interview, and some excellent Church History in our reviews.
TWEETABLE NIETZSCHE: HIS ESSENTIAL IDEAS REVEALED AND EXPLAINED, C. Ivan Spencer
Important and influential though he was and is, few of us know anything at all about Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). And frankly, not many of us have the stamina to read through his writings to learn what it was he had…
Weekly Recap March 11
An excellent week for us at Books at a Glance!
KNOWING GOD AND OURSELVES: READING CALVIN’S INSTITUTES DEVOTIONALLY, by David B. Calhoun
What a great idea this book is – a guided tour through Calvin’s Institutes in 26 chapters, led by one who has drunk deeply from Calvin’s well for many years. The approach is simple: In the successive chapters of…
Weekly Recap Feb. 25
Justification, apologetics, persecution, and the historical nature of the New Testament, all this week from Books at a Glance. We’ve also updated the Trinity Debate Bibliography!
Book Notice: HOW DARWINISM CORRODES MORALITY: DARWINISM, IMMORALITY, ABORTION, AND THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION, by Jerry Bergman
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance! Here’s a new book we’ve just come across that promises to be of great interest. We hope to have a review on the way to you soon, but this just a…
Twenty Sixth Updated Edition of the Trinity Debate Bibliography
The 2016 Trinity Debate: A Bibliography Is it Okay to Teach a Complementarianism Based on Eternal Subordination?** Compiled by Jack Jeffery A bibliography of articles and posts in the current debate (began 3 JUN 2016)[1] concerning the eternal subordination of God…
New Release: THE PERSON OF JESUS: RADIO ADDRESSES ON THE DEITY OF THE SAVIOR, by J. Gresham Machen
Almost eighty years ago, in 1935, J. Gresham Machen sat down to give a series of radio talks on Christ; six years later, C.S. Lewis did something similar for the BBC. Lewis’ talks became Mere Christianity; Machen’s have become a…
Daily Devotionals – Take Your Pick!
Daily Devotionals can be a wonderful aid in pursuing God. Not all devotionals are created equal, however, so here are some that have caught my eye and seem most promising. Of course Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening (available also…
Heads Up! Some Upcoming Author Interviews at Books At a Glance.
Some important new books are hitting the shelves, and Books At a Glance has been busy recording Author Interviews. This is just a heads up – here are some authors you can expect to hear in the coming days and…