Weekly Recap, Feb. 24

REFORMATION THEOLOGY: A SYSTEMATIC SUMMARY, by Matthew Barrett, Part 1

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance (Part 1) By Steve West   Introduction Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary is a collection of essays by distinguished scholars on important themes in the theology of the Reformers. The essays…

Interview with Thaddeus J. Williams, author of REFLECT: BECOMING YOURSELF BY MIRRORING THE GREATEST PERSON IN HISTORY

This book is a new and fascinating take on an old and important subject. I’m Fred Zaspel, editor here at Books At a Glance, and I’m talking today with Dr. Thaddeus Williams about his outstanding book, Reflect: Becoming Yourself by…

MODERN ART AND THE LIFE OF CULTURE: THE RELIGIOUS IMPULSES OF MODERNISM, by Jonathan A. Anderson and William A. Dyrness

Reviewed by Mark Coppenger As a new faculty member at Wheaton College in the 1970s, I was called upon, along with my colleagues in philosophy, to lead church discussions of the Francis Schaeffer film series, How Should We Then Live?:…

Book Notice: REFORMATION THEOLOGY: A SYSTEMATIC SUMMARY, by Matthew Barrett

The year 2017 was marked by all things Reformation. Conferences, interviews, podcasts, and publications of all kinds commemorated the five hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther’s famous ninety-five theses and the birth of the great movement to recover the Christian gospel.…

Book Notice: THE CITY OF GOD AND THE GOAL OF CREATION: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF THE CITY OF GOD, by T. Desmond Alexander

“For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.” –Hebrews 13:14 At the very heart of God’s plan for the world stands an extraordinary city. Beginning with the garden of Eden in Genesis…