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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…

"WAS PAUL CONVERTED?," Chapter 11 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 Peter O’Brien is Senior Research Fellow in New Testament, Moore Theological College.   Overview The sharp contradistinction between Saul’s Judaism and Paul’s Christianity seems…

WHAT ABOUT EVIL? A DEFENSE OF GOD'S SOVEREIGN GLORY, by Scott Christensen

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction In this book Christensen proposes a theodicy that is grounded in biblical and theological exposition rather than abstract philosophy. He argues that what justifies God in…

BAPTISM AND FULLNESS: THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TODAY, by John Stott

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author John Stott was one of the most significant global Christian leaders of the 20th Century. He authored numerous books which are still widely read…

THE STORY OF CREEDS AND CONFESSIONS: TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, edited by Donald Fairbairn and Ryan M. Reeves

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Mark Baker   About the Editors Donald Fairbarn (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the Robert E. Cooley Professor of Early Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Ryan M. Reeves (PhD, University…

HANDBOOK ON ACTS AND PAUL'S LETTERS, by Thomas R. Schreiner

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Mark Baker   About the Author Thomas R. Schreiner (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and professor of biblical theology at Southern Baptist…

"PAUL AND SALVATION HISTORY," Chapter 9 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 Robert W. Yarbrough is Professor of New Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis; at the time of Justification and Variegated Nomism’s publication, he…