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THE COLLEGE SCAM: HOW AMERICA'S UNIVERSITIES ARE BANKRUPTING AND BRAINWASHING AWAY THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S YOUTH, by Charlie Kirk

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Charlie Kirk was the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles…

HUMANITY (THEOLOGY FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD), Edited by John S. Hammett and Katie J. McCoy

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction Humanity in Contemporary Culture Humans as Created Beings Created in the Image of God Created Male and Female Created to Work Created for…

THE ADVENT OF EVANGELICALISM: EXPLORING HISTORICAL CONTINUITIES, edited by Michael A. G. Haykin and Kenneth J. Stewart

A “Bonus” Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   Overview The Advent of Evangelicalism is a collection of seventeen scholarly essays that revisit and critically engage with David Bebbington’s landmark thesis from Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History…

THE HOPE OF LIFE AFTER DEATH: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF RESURRECTION, by M. Jeff Brannon

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction 1 Creation and Life 2 The Fall: Death and God’s Promise of Redemption 3 The Unfolding Promise of Life in the Pentateuch and…

EVANGELICALISM IN MODERN BRITAIN: A HISTORY FROM THE 1730S TO THE 1980S, by D. W. Bebbington

A “Bonus” Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   Editor’s Note: This begins our brief series of “Bonus” very brief, introductory-type summaries of books on the history of Evangelicalism. We begin with Bebbington’s landmark book, which we will…

THE RETURN OF THE KINGDOM: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF GOD’S REIGN, by Stephen G. Dempster

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction: The Return of the Kingdom: The Biblical Theology of God’s Reign 1. The Big Picture: The Bible’s Bookends 2. The Kingdom Begun: Genesis…

TOXIC EMPATHY: HOW THE LEFT EXPLOITS CHRISTIAN COMPASSION, by Allie Beth Stuckey

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya, PhD   About the Author Allie Beth Stuckey is the author of You’re Not Enough (And That’s Okay) and the host of the podcast Relatable, where she…

THANKSGIVING: AN INVESTIGATION OF A PAULINE THEME, by David W. Pao

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 Thanksgiving as God-Centeredness 2 Thanksgiving within the Covenantal Traditions 3 Thanksgiving and Covenantal History 4 A Life of Thanksgiving 5 Thanksgiving and the…

LIFE IN THE FATHER’S HOUSE (REVISED AND EXPANDED), by Wayne A. Mack and Dave Swavely

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Foreword John MacArthur Introduction 1. Realizing the Importance of the Local Church 2. Committing Ourselves to Church Membership 3. Choosing a Good Church 4.…

SIN: STUDIES IN DOGMATICS, by G. C. Berkouwer

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Part I The Origin and Knowledge of Sin 1 The Question of Origin 2 The Biblical A Priori 3 Dualism 4 Sin and the…

THE MYTH OF MENTAL ILLNESS: FOUNDATIONS OF A THEORY OF PERSONAL CONDUCT, by Thomas Szasz

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya, PhD   Editor’s Note: Again we offer a “Bonus” Book Summary that falls outside our usual field of biblical and theological studies. Thomas Szasz sought in his…

BIBLICAL DEMONOLOGY, by Merrill F. Unger

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 The Problems of Biblical Demonology 2 The Origin of Biblical Demonology 3 Biblical Demonology and the Standard of Evaluation 4 The Reality and…

THE GODLY MAN'S PICTURE: DRAWN WITH A SCRIPTURE PENCIL, by Thomas Watson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   This book is part of the Banner of Truth’s box set of Puritan Classics. Watson’s original work was first published in 1666.   Summary Psalm 32 shows…

MATURITY: GROWING UP AND GOING ON IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE, by Sinclair B. Ferguson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction The Importance of Maturity Symptoms of Decay Abiding in Christ Full Assurance Clear Guidance The Problem of Sin Overcoming Temptation Fighting the Enemy…

"JESUS DIED ONLY FOR HIS SHEEP: A SYLLOGISM FOR DEFINITE ATONEMENT," by Kevin M. McClure in THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY, VOL. 27, NUM. 3

A Brief Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Editor’s Note: This “Bonus” summary is of a recent article published in The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (2023).    Summary The debate about the extent of the…

READING THE WORD OF GOD IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD: A HANDBOOK FOR BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION, by Vern S. Poythress

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Part I Introductory Principles for Interpretation 1 Foundations for Interpretation 2 Principles for Interpreting the Bible 3 Complementary Starting Points for Interpretation Part II…