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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO TRUTH?, edited by Andreas Köstenberger

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction This book consists of four addresses that were presented at the Evangelical Theological Society by Andreas Köstenberger, Al Mohler, J. P. Moreland, and Kevin Vanhoozer. The…

IS JESUS THE ONLY WAY?, by Philip Graham Ryken

A Brief Book Summary Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   About the Author Philip Graham Ryken (D.Phil., University of Oxford) is the eighth president of Wheaton College. Formerly, he served as senior minister of Philadelphia’s historic Tenth Presbyterian Church.…

THE GREAT MYSTERY: SCIENCE, GOD, AND THE HUMAN QUEST FOR MEANING, by Alister McGrath

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Alister McGrath is a distinguished Christian professor, author, theologian, and philosopher. He is the author of numerous important books and articles.   Introduction This book examines the…

CHOSEN FOR LIFE: THE CASE FOR DIVINE ELECTION, by Sam Storms

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Jenny-Lyn de Klerk   Table of Contents What is Divine Election, and Why Is It So Controversial? The Arminian Concept of Election The Calvinistic Concept of Election Freedom of the…

"THE HOLY SPIRIT," in ISSUES IN NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY: SELECTED ARTICLES ON BIBLICAL AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY, by Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

A Brief Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   “The Holy Spirit” (Pages 58-78). Due to the growth of the charismatic movement, nobody today can say that the Holy Spirit is the forgotten member of the…

HELL UNDER FIRE: MODERN SCHOLARSHIP REINVENTS ETERNAL PUNISHMENT, edited by Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Mitch Chase   Overview Hell is under fire in evangelicalism. Interpreters who find the notion of hell distasteful have suggested annihilationism or even universalism as alternatives to the historic teaching…

PROVIDENCE, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Table of Contents   Introduction: Four Invitations  A Definition and a Difficulty Chapter 1: What Is Divine Providence? Chapter 2: Is Divine Self-Exaltation Good News? Part 1:…

"JUSTIFICATION," Chapter 23 in HISTORICAL THEOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE, by Gregg R. Allison

A Brief Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   About the Author Gregg Allison (PhD) is Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky where he teaches systematic theology.  Previously he…

FINALLY ALIVE, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   About the Author John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor at Bethlehem…

“MODERNIZING LUTHER, DOMESTICATING PAUL: ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE,” Chapter 13 in JUSTIFICATION AND VARIEGATED NOMISM (VOLUME 2): PARADOXES OF PAUL, edited by D. A. Carson, Peter T. O’Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid

A “Bonus” Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Nathan Sundt   About the Author Timothy George is the Dean of Beeson Divinity School of Samford University   Overview To open his article, Timothy George sets about the task…

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED: RESPONDING COURAGEOUSLY TO OUR CULTURE'S ASSAULT ON CHRISTIANITY, by Erwin W. Lutzer

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Erwin Lutzer was the Senior Pastor of Moody Church from 1980-2016. He is the author of numerous evangelical books.   Introduction This book examines…

"THE SUPERNATURAL," Chapter 5 in BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES: A COMMEMORATION OF 100 YEARS OF PRINCETON SEMINARY, by the Faculty of Princeton Seminary

A “Bonus” Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   It is a profound mistake to identify the spiritual with the supernatural, and so it should not be asserted without argument that everything that is spiritual is…

THE HERMENEUTICS OF THE BIBLICAL WRITERS: LEARNING TO INTERPRET SCRIPTURE FROM THE PROPHETS AND APOSTLES, by Abner Chou

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Abner Chou is the John F. MacArthur Endowed Fellow at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, California. He is the author of numerous articles,…

"FAITH VERSUS WORKS OF LAW IN GALATIANS," Chapter 7 in JUSTIFICATION AND VARIEGATED NOMISM (VOLUME 2): PARADOXES OF PAUL, edited by D. A. Carson, Peter T. O'Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid

A “Bonus” Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Nathan Sundt   About the Author Moises Silva is formerly the professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.   Overview Moises Silva recognizes what his…

HOW DARWINISM CORRODES MORALITY: DARWINISM, IMMORALITY, ABORTION AND THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION, by Jerry Bergman

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   About the Author Jerry Bergman (Ph.D.) has taught biology, genetics, chemistry, biochemistry, anthropology, geology, and microbiology at the college/university level for over forty years.   Introduction The…

CALVINISM AND MIDDLE KNOWLEDGE: A CONVERSATION, edited by John D. Laing, Kirk R. MacGregor, and Greg Welty

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Randall K. Johnson   Introduction Molina’s doctrine of middle knowledge is named after the class of God’s knowledge that exists between his natural knowledge and free knowledge. God’s natural knowledge…