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Gary Steward's Review of STRANGERS AND PILGRIMS ON THE EARTH: REMEMBERING THE MAYFLOWER PILGRIMS, edited by Michael A. G. Haykin, Roy M. Paul, with John Clements

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Gary Steward   Finding a book on the Mayflower Pilgrims that is generally appreciative is difficult to do. Many narratives of European trans-Atlantic crossings and colonization are filled with implicit charges…

Brandon D. Myers' Review of UNDERSTANDING PROPHECY: A BIBLICAL-THEOLOGICAL APPROACH, by Alan S. Bandy and Benjamin L. Merkle

A Book Review from Books At A Glance by Brandon D. Myers   “Prophecy is something with which most people are either obsessed ad nauseum or about which they feel so inadequate they avoid it altogether…Prophecy is in many respects…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of EXPOSITORY PREACHING, by David Strain

A Books At a Glance Review By Ryan M. McGraw   Many books exist on preaching. Expectedly, most of them address preachers, aiming at the nuts and bolts of sermon preparation. Yet if preaching is the center point of worship,…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of FOR THE MOUTH OF THE LORD HAS SPOKEN: THE DOCTRINE OF SCRIPTURE, by Guy Prentiss Waters

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   God and Revelation are the two foundational principles of theology. Theology is ultimately about knowing the God who has revealed himself. Without God, there is nothing to…

Eric Tully's Review of ESV EXPOSITORY COMMENTARY: DANIEL–MALACHI (VOLUME 7), edited by Iain M. Duguid, James M. Hamilton, Jr., and Jay Sklar

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Eric Tully   The ESV Expository Commentary from Crossway is a helpful new resource, providing an accessible explanation of the biblical text of the Old and New Testaments with particular attention…

Eric Tully's Review of JOEL: A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE HEBREW BIBLE, by Joel Barker

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Eric Tully   As the proliferation of biblical commentaries continues both within Evangelical circles and in the broader academy, it is important that a commentary series justify its existence by serving…

Ryan McGraw's Review of NONE GREATER: THE UNDOMESTICATED ATTRIBUTES OF GOD, by Matthew Barrett

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan McGraw   God is unsearchable, but thankfully he is not unknowable. When we say true things about God, but feel that he is somehow still beyond us, we should take…

Mark Coppenger's Review of WHY I STILL BELIEVE: A FORMER ATHEIST’S RECKONING WITH THE BAD REPUTATION CHRISTIANS GIVE A GOOD GOD, by Mary Jo Sharp

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Mark Coppenger   This engaging book works in a long tradition of conversion testimonies that issue in Christian reflections and applications—a line of writing including Augustine’s Confessions and Rosario Butterfield’s The…

Mark Baker's Review of PAUL AND THE HOPE OF GLORY: AN EXEGETICAL AND THEOLOGICAL STUDY, by Constantine R. Campbell

A Brief Book Review from Books At a Glance by Mark Baker   Constantine Campbell (PhD, Macquarie University) published Paul and Union with Christ in late 2012. This book pioneered a fresh method for studying themes in Paul’s letters that…

Steve West's Review of INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN ETHICS: MORAL REASONING AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, by Ken Magnuson

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Ken Magnuson is the executive director of the Evangelical Theological Society, as well as Professor of Christian Ethics at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.   Table…

Steve West's Review of HOW DO WE KNOW? AN INTRODUCTION TO EPISTEMOLOGY, 2ND EDITION, by James K. Dew Jr. and Mark W. Foreman

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Some books are written to push the boundaries of research and knowledge. Some are written to examine technical details in a subject and are only helpful for specialists.…

Bruce W. Speck's Review of EXODUS OLD AND NEW: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF REDEMPTION, by L. Michael Morales

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Bruce W. Speck   Context There are three events in the Scriptures that explain the theme of exodus in biblical theology: The Egyptian exodus, Jesus’ exodus, and the final exodus—the resurrection…

Caleb Martin's Review of COUNSELING THE HARD CASES: TRUE STORIES ILLUSTRATING THE SUFFICIENCY OF GOD'S RESOURCES IN SCRIPTURE, edited by Stuart Scott and Heath Lambert

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Caleb Martin   The idea that the Bible is written to address the troubles and trials that comprise the issues at play in counseling marks biblical counseling off from other approaches…

Paul Lamicela's Review of THE PROBLEM OF THE OLD TESTAMENT: HERMENEUTICAL, SCHEMATIC, AND THEOLOGICAL APPROACHES, by Duane A. Garrett

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Paul Lamicela   Introduction Duane Garrett, professor of Old Testament at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has an uncompromising passion for clarity in writing (to which all of us who have…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of NONE ELSE: 31 MEDITATIONS ON GOD’S CHARACTER AND ATTRIBUTES, by Joel R. Beeke and Brian Cosby

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   It is vital for believers to know what their God is like. The Bible is filled with vivid descriptions of God’s character in the midst of revealing…

Scott Cook's Review of THE RISE AND TRIUMPH OF THE MODERN SELF: CULTURAL AMNESIA, EXPRESSIVE INDIVIDUALISM, AND THE ROAD TO SEXUAL REVOLUTION, by Carl R. Trueman

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Scott Cook   The Rise of the Modern Self: Cultural Analysis, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution is Carl Trueman’s latest book. Born out of a year-long fellowship with…