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THE SERPENT AND THE SERPENT SLAYER, by Andrew David Naselli

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Kirsten Birkett   About the Author Andrew David Naselli is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and New Testament for Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis. He is also one of…

INSPIRATION AND CANONICITY OF THE SCRIPTURES, by R. Laird Harris

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction This book examines and defends the historic view of the inspiration of Scripture. It then engages with questions of canonicity. Harris shows how both the Old…

NO ADAM, NO GOSPEL: ADAM AND THE HISTORY OF REDEMPTION, by Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Christians have traditionally believed that Adam was the genetic progenitor of the human race and that everyone fell with him in his sin. This has been denied…

THE MADNESS OF CROWDS: GENDER, RACE AND IDENTITY, by Douglas Murray

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Douglas Murray is an author and journalist based in Britain. His latest book, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, was published…

HE DESCENDED TO THE DEAD: AN EVANGELICAL THEOLOGY OF HOLY SATURDAY, by Matthew Y. Emerson

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Mark Baker   About the Author Matthew Y. Emerson (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of religion at Oklahoma Baptist University. He has authored several books in the…

ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING THE BIBLE, by Matthew S. Harmon

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin Montoya   About the Author Matthew S. Harmon (Ph.D., Wheaton College) is professor of New Testament studies at Grace College and Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana. He was previously…

"On Banishing the Lake of Fire," Chapter 13 of THE GAGGING OF GOD: CHRISTIANITY CONFRONTS PLURALISM, by D. A. Carson

A “Bonus” Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance   Overview The doctrine of final judgment is disputed among some professing evangelicals. Some people, for example, espouse annihilationism, which is a teaching that the wicked will not suffer everlasting torment…

THE TRINITY: AN INTRODUCTION, by Scott R. Swain

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Kirsten Birkett   About the Author Scott R. Swain is President and James Woodrow Hassell Chair of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida, where he has served…

7 MEN WHO RULE THE WORLD FROM THE GRAVE, by Dave Breese

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Dave Breese (1996—2002) was the president of Christian Destiny Ministries in Hillsboro, KS, and World Prophetic Ministry in Colton, CA. He was known…

THE PROGRESS OF DOCTRINE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, by Thomas D. Bernard

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   Editor’s Note: Here we offer a 19th century classic, originally delivered as the 1864 Bampton Lectures at the University of Oxford. This book was described by…

POST-CHRISTIAN: A GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT AND CULTURE, by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Gene Edward Veith Jr. (PhD, University of Kansas) provost and professor of literature emeritus at Patrick Henry College. He previously worked as the…

ELECTION AND FREE WILL: GOD'S GRACIOUS CHOICE AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY, by Robert A. Peterson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Robert A. Peterson (MDiv, Biblical Theological Seminary; PhD, Drew University) was professor of systematic theology at Covenant Seminary for more than twenty-five years.…

HOW LONG, O LORD? REFLECTIONS ON SUFFERING AND EVIL (2ND EDITION), by D. A. Carson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   Introduction When some PhD students begin their degrees, they tackle obscure topics that no one else does. What did D.A. Carson do at the University of…

FREE TO CHOOSE: A PERSONAL STATEMENT, by Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Authors Milton Friedman (1912–2006), economist and former presidential adviser, was the author of a number of books, including Capitalism and Freedom and Tyranny of…

HERMENEUTICS, AUTHORITY, AND CANON, edited by D. A. Carson and John D. Woodbridge

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Authors D. A. Carson, PhD, is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. John D. Woodbridge, PhD, is…

BELIEVER'S BAPTISM: SIGN OF THE NEW COVENANT IN CHRIST, edited by Thomas R. Schreiner and Shawn D. Wright

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction Believer’s Baptism consists of a collection of essays that address the subject of baptism from a variety of biblical, theological, historical, and practical angles. There is…