Weekly Recap — May 23, 2015

MERE CHRISTIANITY, by C. S. Lewis

Editor’s Note:  Some have requested that along with newer titles we summarize some of the more notable books from previous generations. C.S. Lewis seems never to lose popularity, and we were not surprised to hear his works suggested. So today…

REJOICING IN CHRIST, by Michael Reeves

Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel There is a real difference between preaching about Christ and preaching Christ. The latter entails the former, of course, but it is much, much more. Preaching about Christ may be informative, but preaching Christ is…

DEFENDING SUBSTITUTION: AN ESSAY ON ATONEMENT IN PAUL, by Simon Gathercole

Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel The doctrine of the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ has come under suspicion again in recent years, but this important new essay by the noted New Testament scholar Simon Gathercole will demand answer from those…

Interview with Sinclair Ferguson, introducing YOU MUST READ: BOOKS THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR LIVES

Many of our readers are already gratefully familiar with the work of Banner of Truth, and at least those of us old enough to look back a few decades can appreciate the massive influence God has given it. This new…

A CHRISTIAN'S GUIDE TO THE PAPACY, by Leonardo De Chirico

This book attempts to answer the following introductory questions: Who are the Popes and how does the Roman Catholic Church define their role? How could a leadership position in the Christian church come to have such an ‘imperial’ shape? Why…

HIS MISSION: JESUS IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE, edited by D. A. Carson and Kathleen Nielson

For a fuller review and to enter to win a FREE copy of His Mission from Crossway, visit here. This new work is a truly pleasure to read and an excellent source of pastoral exposition and application of Luke’s Gospel.…

NO ADAM, NO GOSPEL: ADAM AND THE HISTORY OF REDEMPTION, by Richard Gaffin

Brief Book Notice I have been wondering when Westminster Seminary’s well-known theologian, Richard Gaffin, would publish something on the question of the historicity of Adam, and it has finally come. In his No Adam, No Gospel he addresses this increasingly…

THE THEOLOGY OF B.B. WARFIELD: A SYSTEMATIC SUMMARY, by Fred G. Zaspel

Foreword by Sinclair B. Ferguson It is a high privilege to write a few words of introduction and commendation to this important survey of the theology of B.B. Warfield. Many (including myself) have expressed disappointment that, for a variety of…