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James I. Fazio's Review of J. N. DARBY AND THE ROOTS OF DISPENSATIONALISM, by Crawford Gribben

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by James I. Fazio   In the last decade, there’s been a flood of new books published on John Nelson Darby (1800–1882) that have changed the way we understand this controversial figure…

Andrew S. Ballitch's Review of FROM CHRIST TO CHRISTIANITY: HOW THE JESUS MOVEMENT BECAME THE CHURCH IN LESS THAN A CENTURY, by James R. Edwards

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Andrew S. Ballitch   Summary and Review James Edwards compares and contrasts the ministry of Jesus and the church of Ignatius’s day. Jesus’s ministry took place roughly 30 A.D. and the…

Steve West's Review of IT’S NOT LIKE BEING BLACK: HOW SEXUAL ACTIVISTS HIJACKED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, by Voddie T. Baucham Jr.

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction: The Key to Pandora’s Box Section One: The Myth of the “Sexual Minority” 1 The Making of the Myth 2 Loving v. Virginia 3…

Ryan M. McGraw’s Review of TAUGHT BY GOD: ANCIENT HERMENEUTICS FOR THE MODERN CHURCH, by Brandon D. Smith

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   There is a growing healthy dissatisfaction today with reducing Bible study (and sermons) to history and grammar lessons. Scholars specifically, and Christians generally, are yearning to hear…

Matthew B. Tabke's Review of GALATIANS (EVANGELICAL EXEGETICAL COMMENTARY), by Michael H. Burer

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   Michael H. Burer is the Dean of Faculty Development and a professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He earned a Bachelor of Music in…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of FIVE VIEWS OF CHRIST IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, edited by Brian J. Tabb and Andrew M. King

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Christians, who have read the New Testament, know intuitively that the whole Bible is about Christ. Yet relating the Old and New Testaments and finding him throughout…

Gary Steward's Review of CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE: RECLAIMING THE HISTORIC FAITH IN A CULTURE CONSUMED WITH INDIVIDUALISM AND IDENTITY, by Carl R. Trueman

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Gary Steward   Carl Trueman’s Crisis of Confidence is an updated and revised version of his previous work, The Creedal Imperative, published by Crossway in 2012. It contains the same number…

Codey A. Cline's Review of THE EVER-LOVING TRUTH: CAN FAITH THRIVE IN A POST-CHRISTIAN CULTURE? , by Voddie Baucham Jr.

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Codey A. Cline   Within the middle of a PhD seminar on theology and culture, Baucham’s updated version of The Ever-Loving Truth provides a beginner’s handbook for handling the many issues…

Thomas Haviland-Pabst's Review of THE SPIRITUALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY: THE QUEST FOR HUMAN PERFECTION (REVISED EDITION), by Martin Erdmann

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Thomas Haviland-Pabst   Martin Erdmann, who held a variety of posts such as head of the New Testament at Staatsunabhängige Theologische Hochschule Basel and Senior Scientist at the University Hospital in…

Darren Bradley's Review of REDEEMING REASON: A GOD-CENTERED APPROACH, by Vern S. Poythress

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Darren Bradley    Summary Books written by Vern Poythress typically challenge the reader to raise the bar in his intellectual thinking, and Redeeming Reason is no exception. In Redeeming Reason, Poythress…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE REFORMATION AS RENEWAL: RETRIEVING THE ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH: AND INTELLECTUAL AND THEOLOGICAL HISTORY, by Matthew Barrett

A Books At a Glance Book Review by Ryan M. McGraw   How would we characterize the Protestant Reformation? Many today would answer with the five solas or perhaps even the later “five points of Calvinism.” More narrowly, sola Scriptura…

Ryan M. McGraw’s Review of INTERPRETING SCRIPTURE WITH THE GREAT TRADITION: RECOVERING THE GENIUS OF PREMODERN EXEGESIS, by Craig A. Carter

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan McGraw   This provocative book has gained much traction over the past several years. Hermeneutics, which we know as principles of interpretation, is lately often enveloped in communication theory of…

THE CONSEQUENCES OF IDEAS: UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPTS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD, by R. C. Sproul

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Daniel L. Arter   R.C. Sproul is known for his vast amounts of teachings concerning areas of philosophy, theology, and apologetics; so, it should come as no surprise that he would…

Darren Bradley's Review of IMPOSSIBLE CHRISTIANITY: WHY FOLLOWING JESUS DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD, BE AN EXPERT IN EVERYTHING, ACCEPT SPIRITUAL FAILURE, AND FEEL MISERABLE PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME, by Kevin DeYoung

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Darren Bradley   Walking in a manner “worthy of the Lord” (Col 1:10) is a challenging task for the disciple of Christ, but is it impossible? This is the subject of…

Cory Carwile's Review of IMPOSSIBLE CHRISTIANITY: WHY FOLLOWING JESUS DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD, BE AN EXPERT IN EVERYTHING, ACCEPT SPIRITUAL FAILURE, AND FEEL MISERABLE PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME, by Kevin DeYoung

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Cory Carwile   Kevin DeYoung’s premise in Impossible Christianity is an engaging one: that a fulfilling, God-pleasing Christian life is not only possible for believers, but expected by God, and Christians…

Jacob Banks' Review of COURAGE: HOW THE GOSPEL CREATES CHRISTIAN FORTITUDE, by Joe Rigney

A Book Review from Books at a Glance by Jacob Banks   Joe Rigney breaks down his discussion on courage by defining what courage is as a virtue. Then courage with a biblical background, how others have failed at biblical…