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Mark Baker's Review of WHAT IS SAVING FAITH?: REFLECTIONS ON RECEIVING CHRIST AS A TREASURE, by John Piper

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Mark Baker   John Piper has one message burning in his bones. Ever since his publication of Desiring God in 1986, he has been pounding home the central message of Christian…

B. Jason Epps' Review of JOSHUA: EVANGELICAL BIBLICAL THEOLOGY COMMENTARY, by David Firth

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by B. Jason Epps   David Firth is a tutor in Old Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. He is the author of numerous books, including The Message of Joshua. Firth notes first…

Jacob Boyd's Review of REDEEMING OUR THINKING ABOUT HISTORY: A GOD-CENTERED APPROACH, by Vern S. Poythress

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Jacob Boyd   History is important. Vern S. Poythress makes a compelling case that Christians should not just learn history, but Christians should look at history as Christians. Poythress makes history…

Taylor Lassiter's Review of AFTER EMMAUS: HOW THE CHURCH FULFILLS THE MISSION OF CHRIST, by Brian J. Tabb

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Taylor Lassiter   Synopsis Dr. Brian Tabb is academic dean and professor of biblical studies at Bethlehem College & Seminary. He is general editor of Themelios and the author of All…

B. Jason Epps' Review of ZEPHANIAH, HAGGAI, AND MALACHI (REFORMED EXPOSITORY COMMENTARY), by Iain M. Duguid and Matthew P. Harmon

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by B. Jason Epps   Iain M. Duguid is a professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary. Matthew P. Harmon is a pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church (ARP) in Grove City,…

B. Jason Epps' Review of ROMANS: AN INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTARY, by David E. Garland

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by B. Jason Epps   David E. Garland is a professor of Christian Scriptures at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University. In the introduction to the commentary, Garland mentions the importance…

B. Jason Epps' Review of LEVITICUS: HOLY GOD, HOLY PEOPLE (PREACHING THE WORD), by Kenneth A. Mathews

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by B. Jason Epps   Dr. Kenneth A. Mathews is a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Beeson Divinity School. The intended audience for this commentary series is preachers and their…

Jeffrey Erickson's Review of THE TRIUMPH OF PROGRESSIVISM: A RELIGIOUS QUEST FOR AN IDEAL SOCIETY, by Martin Erdmann

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Jeffrey Erickson   Erdmann’s book is primarily about manipulation of power by America’s elite, the façade of America’s free democracy, and the use of religion to facilitate progressive goals. Erdmann describes…

Gary Steward's Review of TO BE A CHRISTIAN: AN ANGLICAN CATECHISM, edited by J. I. Packer and Joel Scandrett

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Gary Steward   The late J. I. Packer promoted the use of catechisms in his Grounded in the Gospel (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010), and just before he died in 2020 a…

Gary Steward’s Review of THE HERITAGE OF ANGLICAN THEOLOGY, by J. I. Packer

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Gary Steward   J. I. Packer’s writings are a treasure, as they often bring historical and theological material to bear on the contemporary church in ways that are edifying and spiritually…

Daniel Graham's Review of THE SEPTUAGINT: WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT MATTERS, by Gregory R. Lanier and William A. Ross

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Daniel Graham   A careful reader of Scripture will come across notes in their Bible indicating passages where the wording in the Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, is…

D. G. Hart's Review of WE THE FALLEN PEOPLE: THE FOUNDERS AND FUTURE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, by Robert Tracy McKenzie

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by D. G. Hart   Since the 2016 presidential elections in the United States, evangelical historians have tried to explain the discomforting reality (to many of these scholars) that eighty-one percent of…

Bennett W. Rogers' Review of GRACE AND CONFORMITY: THE REFORMED CONFORMIST TRADITION AND THE EARLY STUART CHURCH OF ENGLAND, by Stephen Hampton

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Bennett W. Rogers   Simplicity can be both a virtue and a vice, especially when it comes to the study of church history. At its best, it distills complex issues and…

Ross Harmon's Review of THE JOY OF HEARING: A THEOLOGY OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION, by Thomas R. Schreiner

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ross Harmon   The Joy of Hearing is the first volume in Crossway’s new series, New Testament Theology. Thomas Schreiner is the series editor, alongside Brian S. Rosner. The series’ purpose…

Hannah Miller's Review of WHY SHOULD YOU DENY YOURSELF, by Ryan M. McGraw

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Hannah Miller   In McGraw’s booklet, Why Should You Deny Yourself, the author immediately gives examples and starts pouring over the case for self-denial. On the third page, he states, “The…

Hannah Miller's Review of HOW DO I DEVELOP HEAVENLY-MINDEDNESS AND SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION, by Maurice Roberts

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Hannah Miller   Roberts begins this booklet by discussing three ways Christians should live in this world. He states that Christians should live “with a conscious understanding of God’s existence and…