Weekly Recap, February 22, 2025

CHRISTIANITY AND WORLD RELIGIONS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD’S MAJOR FAITHS, by Derek Cooper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett    About the Author  Derek Cooper (MA, MDiv, Biblical Seminary, Hatfield, PA; PhD, Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia, PA) is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Historical Theology, Associate Director…

Fred G. Zaspel's Review of PERSPECTIVES ON PENTECOST: NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING ON THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.

Book Review by Fred G. Zaspel   It was about thirty-five years ago when I first read this book, and reading it again today I was struck once again with the quality of work Gaffin has given us. His grasp…

Inclusivism v. Exclusivism: Is Jesus the Only Way?

Editor’s Note, from Fred Zaspel:  In this day of pluralism and the leveling of all religions, it would be difficult to find a more unpopular and even offensive conviction to hold than that basic conviction held by Christians since the…

Book Notice: GOOD & ANGRY: REDEEMING ANGER, IRRITATION, COMPLAINING, AND BITTERNESS, by David Powlison

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance   Good and Angry, a groundbreaking book from David Powlison, contends that anger is more than a problem to solve. Anger is our complex human response to things we perceive as…

Kristin Stiles' Review of DINNER WITH THE KING: HOW KING DAVID'S INVITATION SHOWS US GOD'S LOVE, by Paul Tautges

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles   When is the last time you read a children’s book about Mephibosheth? Or any book about Mephibosheth? Do you even know who Mephibosheth is? Well, he was the…