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RESURRECTION HOPE AND THE DEATH OF DEATH, by Mitchell L. Chase

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction 1 Resurrection Hope in the Law 2 Resurrection Hope in the Prophets 3 Resurrection Hope in the Writings 4 Resurrection Hope in the…

THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL: A THEOLOGY OF MARK, by Peter Orr

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett    About the Author  Peter Orr is a lecturer in New Testament at Moore Theological College, Sydney.   Contents  Introduction The Beginning of the Gospel: Mark as Backstory …

THE HOLY SPIRIT: AN INTRODUCTION, by Fred Sanders

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction: Haunted by the Holy Ghost 1 Meeting the Holy Spirit 2 The Holy Spirit in the Trinity 3 The Holy Spirit and the…

THE (NOT-SO-SECRET) SECRET TO REACHING THE NEXT GENERATION, by Kevin DeYoung

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett    Contents  Grab them with passion Win them with love Hold them with holiness Challenge them with truth Amaze them with love   General Summary An essay about…

SOCIAL CONSERVATISM FOR THE COMMON GOOD: A PROTESTANT ENGAGEMENT WITH ROBERT P. GEORGE, by Andrew T. Walker

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Flynn Evans   About the Author Andrew T. Walker (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and an associate…

REJOICE & TREMBLE: THE SURPRISING GOOD NEWS OF THE FEAR OF THE LORD, by Michael Reeves (Birkett)

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Kirsten Birkett    About the Author  Michael Reeves is the President of Union School of Theology, where he teaches in the areas of systematic and historical theology and also on…

CHRISTIANITY AND WORLD RELIGIONS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD’S MAJOR FAITHS, by Derek Cooper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett    About the Author  Derek Cooper (MA, MDiv, Biblical Seminary, Hatfield, PA; PhD, Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia, PA) is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Historical Theology, Associate Director…

DIVINE ELECTION: STUDIES IN DOGMATICS, by G. C. Berkouwer

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 The Boundaries of Reflection 2 The Doctrine of Election in Historical Perspective 3 Election and Arbitrariness 4 Election and the Hiddenness of God…

GOD DWELLS AMONG US: EXPANDING EDEN TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, by G. K. Beale and Mitchell Kim

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction 1 Eden as a Temple: The Context of Genesis 1–2 2 Expanding Eden: The Call in Genesis 1:26-28 3 Eden Lost?: The Call…

A LINGUISTIC APPROACH TO REVELATION 19:11–20:6 AND THE MILLENNIUM BINDING OF SATAN, by Alan E. Kurschner

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya, PhD   About the Author Alan E. Kurschner (PhD, McMaster Divinity College) is an Instructor of Greek at the Center for Learning Biblical Greek.   Introduction   In…

THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST: RECOVERING A NEGLECTED DOCTRINE, by Patrick Schreiner

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 Overlooking the Ascension 2 Ascension of the Prophet 3 Ascension of the Priest 4 Ascension of the King 5 The Ascension in Theology…

JUSTIFICATION: AN INTRODUCTION, by Thomas R. Schreiner

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction 1 Justification in Church History 2 The Old Testament Framework 3 Jesus and Justification 4 Justification of the Ungodly in Paul 5 Justification…

THE DOCTRINE OF SCRIPTURE: AN INTRODUCTION, by Mark D. Thompson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction: How Do We Give an Account of the Doctrine of Scripture? 1 Jesus and Scripture: The Christian Starting Point for Understanding Revelation and…

THE PERSON OF CHRIST: AN INTRODUCTION, by Stephen J. Wellum

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West Table of Contents Introduction: Who Do You Say That Jesus Is? Part 1: Biblical Foundations 1 Approaching Scripture on Its Own Terms to Identify Christ 2 The Identity…

THE LOVE OF CHRIST, by Richard Sibbes

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Steve West   The Love of Christ is a series of sermons on Song of Solomon 4:16-6:3, preached by the Puritan Richard Sibbes (1577-1635).   Summary   Sermon 1 –…

THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE GLORY OF THE CROSS, by Patrick Schreiner

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction 1 The Law: Reviving Hope in the Kingdom 2 The Prophets: Foreshadowing the Kingdom 3 The Writings: Life in the Kingdom 4 The…