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Andrew Ballitch's Review of A HISTORY OF THE BIBLE: THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOK, by John Barton

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Andrew Ballitch   Summary and Review In this massive, but readable volume, John Barton offers an exhaustive history of the Bible, from an introduction to the literature of both testaments, to…

Andre A. Gazal's Review of CALVIN'S TORMENTORS: UNDERSTANDING THE CONFLICTS THAT SHAPED THE REFORMER, by Gary W. Jenkins

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Andre A. Gazal   The reforming career of John Calvin consisted of almost endless controversy as he was compelled to defend not only his reform program in Geneva, but also his…

Daniel T. Slavich's Review of GOD IN HIMSELF: SCRIPTURE, METAPHYSICS, AND THE TASK OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY, by Steven J. Duby

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Daniel T. (Danny) Slavich   Introduction God in Himself is a volume in the Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture series, edited by Daniel Treier and Kevin Vanhoozer. This series aims…

Ryan McGraw's Review of THE CONCISE MARROW OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY, by Johann Heinrich Heidegger

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Ryan McGraw   Johan Heinrich Heidegger (1633-1698) is not likely a household name in Reformed circles today. Yet Heidegger served as a professor in Heidelberg and Zurich in what is known…

Ryan Speck's Review of SCRIPTURE AND WORSHIP: BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION AND THE DIRECTORY OF WORSHIP, by Richard A. Muller and Rowland S. Ward

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Ryan Speck   Context According to Carl R. Trueman (who was professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Seminary until 2018), in the last twenty years, scholars have offered…

D. G. Hart's Review of WHO IS AN EVANGELICAL?: THE HISTORY OF A MOVEMENT IN CRISIS, by Thomas S. Kidd

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By D. G. Hart   “A Second Great Reversal?” When historian Thomas Kidd was likely in diapers (the early 1970s), two books appeared that foreshadowed his own study of evangelicalism, Who Is…

Jonathan Ahlgren's Review of MERE CALVINISM, by Jim Scott Orrick

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Jonathan Ahlgren   Mere Calvinism is a short and simple book which presents the five points of Calvinism in a way that few other books can. Jim Orrick focuses on the…

Brian Collins' Review of AUTHORIZED: THE USE AND MISUSE OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE, by Mark Ward

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Brian Collins   Authorized is a book that I encouraged the author not to write. I thought his gifts were better spent on other topics. I thought that everything that could…

Paul Tautges' Review of EQUIPPING FOR LIFE: A GUIDE FOR NEW, ASPIRING, & STRUGGLING PARENTS, by Andreas & Margaret Köstenberger

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Paul Tautges   What’s the goal of parenting? is the most important question parents should ask, but, sadly, that is not always the case. “Truth be told,” the authors write, “many—even…

Wei-Yen Lai's Review of OLD TESTAMENT ETHICS: A GUIDED TOUR, by John Goldingay

A Book Review from Books at a Glance by Wei-Yen Lai   Over the past decades, ethical inquiries have been examined predominantly through a philosophical lens such as moral realism, ethical naturalism, and normative ethical theories. Though these theories are…

Gary Steward's Review of THE GREAT AWAKENING: A HISTORY OF THE REVIVAL OF RELIGION IN THE TIME OF EDWARDS AND WHITEFIELD, by Joseph Tracy

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Gary Steward   Banner of Truth has brought out a new, beautiful edition of this classic work on the Great Awakening in a newly-typeset hardcover. The book contains no new indexes,…

Michael A. G. Haykin's Review of THEOLOGICAL RETRIEVAL FOR EVANGELICALS: WHY WE NEED OUR PAST TO HAVE A FUTURE, by Gavin Ortlund

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Michael A. G. Haykin   From small beginnings with Roman Catholic scholars like Jean Daniélou and Henri de Lubac in their determination to engage in ressourcement in the 1930s, theological retrieval…

Ryan McGraw's Review of THEOLOGICAL RETRIEVAL FOR EVANGELICALS: WHY WE NEED OUR PAST TO HAVE A FUTURE, by Gavin Ortlund

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Ryan McGraw   Retrieval theology has become increasingly important in recent years. The idea behind theological retrieval is to engage with the entire Christian theological tradition with an aim to apply…

Gary Steward's Review of THE GREAT AWAKENING: A BRIEF HISTORY WITH DOCUMENTS, by Thomas S. Kidd

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Gary Steward   Thomas Kidd calls the Great Awakening “the most significant religious and cultural upheaval in the history of colonial America” (vii). As such, this subject merits the attention of…

Robert C. Newman's Review of THE WORLD IN HIS HANDS: A CHRISTIAN ACCOUNT OF SCIENTIFIC LAW AND ITS ANTITHETICAL COMPETITORS, by Christopher Lee Bolt

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Robert C. Newman   The author’s doctoral dissertation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, this work covers a wide spectrum of thought in philosophy, theology and science. It discusses the biblical doctrine…

Mark T. Coppenger's Review of THE MYTH OF EQUALITY: UNCOVERING THE ROOTS OF INJUSTICE AND PRIVILEGE, by Ken Wytsma

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Mark T. Coppenger   This time around, for my seminar on social ethics, I assigned Ken Wytsma’s The Myth of Equality to provide a counter-voice to the perspective of another assigned…