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THIS BOOK CHANGED EVERYTHING: THE BIBLE'S AMAZING IMPACT ON OUR WORLD, by Vishal Mangalwadi

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Vishal Mangalwadi is a social reformer, political columnist, Indian Christian philosopher, writer and lecturer.   Introduction The history of the Bible is something…

MONEY, GREED, AND GOD: THE CHRISTIAN CASE FOR FREE ENTERPRISE, by Jay W. Richards

A Brief “Bonus” Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., O.P., is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of…

TOTAL TRUTH: LIBERATING CHRISTIANITY FROM ITS CULTURAL CAPTIVITY, by Nancy R. Pearcey

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Nancy R. Pearcey was one of the hippies who stumbled across Francis Schaeffer’s ministry L’Abri in Switzerland in the early 1970s and was…

ENCOUNTERING RELIGIOUS PLURALISM: THE CHALLENGE TO CHRISTIAN FAITH & MISSION, by Harold Netland

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Harold Netland is a theologian, philosopher, and missiologist. He teaches at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is the author of several very influential books.…

DOMINION AND DYNASTY: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF THE HEBREW BIBLE, by Stephen G. Dempster

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Stephen Dempster is a professor at Crandall University in Moncton New Brunswick, Canada.   Introduction This contribution to the New Studies in Biblical Theology…

SCRIPTURE AND TRUTH, edited by D. A. Carson and John D. Woodbridge

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction Scripture and Truth examines numerous biblical, historical, and theological issues concerning the relationship between God’s Word and truth. It consists of a collection of essays written…

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE HUMAN RACE?, by C. Everett Koop and Francis A. Schaeffer

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Authors: Francis A. Schaeffer (1912–1984) authored more than twenty books, which have been translated into a score of languages and sold millions worldwide. He…

LOVE THY BODY: ANSWERING HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT LIFE AND SEXUALITY, by Nancy R. Pearcey

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Nathan Sundt   About the Author Nancy R. Pearcey has been hailed in The Economist as “America’s pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual.” A bestselling author and speaker who serves as…

CORONAVIRUS AND CHRIST, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   Editor’s Note John Piper’s new book Coronavirus and Christ is an excellent and timely little book for Christians in our current health crisis. We offer this…

THE DEFENSE OF THE FAITH, by Cornelius Van Til

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Cornelius Van Til (1895-1987) earned his PhD from Princeton University. He briefly taught apologetics at Princeton before moving to Westminster Theological Seminary, where he…

A THEOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (PART 2), by George Eldon Ladd

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author George Ladd (1911-1982) was Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. He wrote many books which were highly…

A CHRISTIAN VIEW OF JUSTICE, by Mark T. Coppenger

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Mark T. Coppenger is recently retired Professor of Christian Philosophy and Ethics at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. A Christian View of…

A THEOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, by George Eldon Ladd (PART 1)

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author George Ladd (1911-1982) was Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. He wrote many books that were highly influential.   Introduction…

THE ANATOMY OF A HYBRID: A STUDY IN CHURCH-STATE RELATIONSHIPS, by Leonard Verduin

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Leonard Verduin was the pastor of Campus Chapel at the University of Michigan from 1941 until his retirement in 1962. Besides translation of the…

'RETURN TO ME': A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF REPENTANCE, by Mark J. Boda

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Mark J. Boda is Professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College and Professor in the Faculty of Theology at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario,…

HOW TO READ A BOOK: THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO INTELLIGENT READING, by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Authors: Mortimer J. Adler was Chairman of the Board of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Director of the Institute for Philosophical Research, Honorary Trustee of the Aspen…