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MIGHTY TO SAVE: DISCOVERING GOD'S GRACE IN THE MIRACLES OF JESUS, by Richard D. Phillips

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Mark Baker   About the Author Richard D. Phillips (M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary; D.D. Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary) served as minister of preaching at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from…

BATTLING UNBELIEF: DEFEATING SIN WITH SUPERIOR PLEASURE, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author: John Piper was pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. He grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and studied…

UNJUST: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE UNMAKING OF AMERICA, by Noah Rothman

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Noah Rothman is an Associate Editor of Commentary Magazine. He lives in New York City.   Introduction “Social justice” is a very important…

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: HOW THE WORLD KNOWS WHO REPRESENTS JESUS, by Jonathan Leeman

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Jonathan Leeman (Ph.D., Wales) serves as editorial director for 9Marks. He has written a number of books and articles, and edits the 9Marks…

CHRIST CRUCIFIED: UNDERSTANDING THE ATONEMENT, by Donald Macleod

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Kendall Clevelant   About the Author Donald Macleod (MA, University of Glasgow; DD, Westminster Theological Seminary) was the chair of systematic theology at the Free Church of Scotland College in…

THE GATHERING STORM: SECULARISM, CULTURE, AND THE CHURCH, by R. Albert Mohler Jr.

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author R. (Richard) Albert Mohler Jr. is an American historical theologian and the ninth president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.…

INDISTRACTABLE: HOW TO CONTROL YOUR ATTENTION AND CHOOSE YOUR LIFE, by Nir Eyal with Julie Li

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Authors Nir Eyal taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and works as a writer, teacher, and consultant. He is a best-selling and widely…

SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (2ND ED.), by Donald S. Whitney

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Don Whitney has been Professor of Biblical spirituality and Associate Dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, since 2005. Before…

DEFENDING SHAME: ITS FORMATIVE POWER IN PAUL'S LETTERS, by Te-Li Lau

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Mark Baker   About the Author Te-Li Lau received his PhD from Emory University and serves as associate professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.   Overview of…

THE ORIGIN OF PAUL'S RELIGION, by J. Gresham Machen

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author J. Gresham Machen was Professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary. He wrote several very influential books which are still read today.  …

THE PROBLEM WITH SOCIALISM, by Thomas J. DiLorenzo

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Thomas J. DiLorenzo is a professor of economics at Loyola University, Maryland, and a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He has…

TACTICS: A GAME PLAN FOR DISCUSSING YOUR CHRISTIAN CONVICTIONS, 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, by Gregory Koukl

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Gregory Koukl holds MA degrees in apologetics and philosophy. He is a frequent speaker on university campuses and hosts his own radio program. Greg…

HEAVEN ON EARTH: THE RISE, FALL, AND AFTERLIFE OF SOCIALISM, by Joshua Muravchik

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Joshua Muravchik is the author of hundreds of articles appearing in major U.S. newspapers and intellectual magazines, and eleven books including Making David…

A SHORT HISTORY OF ETHICS: A HISTORY OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY FROM THE HOMERIC AGE TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, by Alasdair MacIntyre

A Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the most influential moral philosophers in the last 100 years. His books have been widely hailed as providing seminal thought and analysis of…

THE SUPERNATURALNESS OF CHRIST: CAN WE STILL BELIEVE IN IT?, by Wilbur M. Smith

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Justin Powell   About the Author Wilbur M. Smith (1894-1976) was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1922 serving as a pastor until 1937. In 1932, Smith received a Doctorate…

READING BACKWARDS: FIGURAL CHRISTOLOGY AND THE FOURFOLD GOSPEL WITNESS, by Richard B. Hays

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Todd Scacewater   About the Author Richard B. Hays is George Washington Ivey Professor Emeritus of NT   Table of Contents Chapter 1: “The Manger in Which Christ Lies”: Figural…