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DUMBING DOWN AMERICA: THE WAR ON OUR NATION'S BRIGHTEST YOUNG MINDS (AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO FIGHT BACK), by James Delisle

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author James R. Delisle, PhD, is an internationally recognized educator of gifted children and the author of 21 books about understanding gifted kids as…

AQUINAS'S SHORTER SUMMA: SAINT THOMAS'S OWN CONCISE VERSION OF HIS SUMMA THEOLOGICA, by Thomas Aquinas

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction Near the end of his life, Aquinas was asked to produce a concise version of his massive and intricate Summa Theologica. Although he never finished it…

OPEN BORDERS INC.: WHO'S FUNDING AMERICA'S DESTRUCTION?, by Michelle Malkin

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   Editor’s Note:  Here we continue our series of “Bonus” summaries focusing on matters of cultural, societal, and political interest. We hope you enjoy!   About the…

(PART TWO) THE DOCTRINE ON WHICH THE CHURCH STANDS OR FALLS: JUSTIFICATION IN BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL, AND PASTORAL PERSPECTIVE, by Matthew Barrett, ed.

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Mark Baker   About the Editor Matthew Barrett is associate professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as founder and executive editor of Credo Magazine.…

GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY: WHY THE DEMOCRATS MUST NOT WIN, by David Limbaugh

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   Editor’s Note:  Here we continue our series of “Bonus” summaries focusing on matters of cultural, societal, and political interest. We hope you enjoy!   About the…

THE DOCTRINE ON WHICH THE CHURCH STANDS OR FALLS: JUSTIFICATION IN BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL, AND PASTORAL PERSPECTIVE, edited by Matthew Barrett

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Mark Baker   Editor’s Note: This is a brief summary of Parts 1 and 2 of this book.   Overview of the Book Johann Heinrich Alsted famously argued that the…

THE CASE AGAINST SOCIALISM, by Rand Paul with Kelley Ashby Paul

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   Editor’s Note:  Here we continue our series of “Bonus” summaries focusing on matters of cultural, societal, and political interest. We hope you enjoy!   About the…

GRACIOUSNESS: TEMPERING TRUTH WITH LOVE, by John Crotts

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Jesse Payne   About the Author John Crotts is the pastor of Faith Bible Church in Sharpsburg, Georgia.   Overview Graciousness: Tempering Truth with Love stems from Crotts’ personal experience…

“Mystery and Fulfillment: Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of Paul’s Understanding of the Old and the New,” Chapter 12 in JUSTIFICATION AND VARIEGATED NOMISM: THE PARADOXES OF PAUL, edited by D. A. Carson, Peter T. O'Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid

A Brief Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Nathan Sundt   About the Author D. A. Carson is Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.   Overview Don Carson, referring to the “extraordinarily complex and diverse”…

PRIMETIME PROPAGANDA: THE TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY OF HOW THE LEFT TOOK OVER YOUR TV, by Ben Shapiro

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   Editor’s Note: With this “Bonus” Summary we continue our series on books of cultural interest. We hope you enjoy!   About the Author Ben Shapiro entered…

THE ABOLITION OF MAN, by C. S. Lewis

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction The Abolition of Man is based on three lectures that Lewis delivered at King’s College (University of Durham). He explores the relationship between values, science, power,…

BULLIES: HOW THE LEFT'S CULTURE OF FEAR AND INTIMIDATION SILENCES AMERICANS, by Ben Shapiro

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   Editor’s Note:  With this summary of Ben Shapiro’s work we continue our “Bonus” Books Summary series on contemporary cultural and societal issues. We hope you enjoy!…

TOM WRIGHT AND THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH: A THEOLOGICAL EVALUATION, by Tom Holland

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Nathan Sundt   About the Author Tom Holland is a British scholar who is the Senior Research Fellow of Union School of Theology, Oxford, UK. He specializes in New Testament…

BRAINWASHED: HOW UNIVERSITIES INDOCTRINATE AMERICA'S YOUTH, by Ben Shapiro

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   Editor’s Note: With this “Bonus” Book Summary we continue to address matters of (primarily) American cultural concern.   About the Author Ben Shapiro entered UCLA at…

HOW NEW IS THE NEW TESTAMENT?, by Donald A. Hagner

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Donald A. Hagner (PhD, University of Manchester), is George Eldon Ladd Professor Emeritus of New Testament and senior professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He…

THE BONDAGE AND LIBERATION OF THE WILL: A DEFENCE OF THE ORTHODOX DOCTRINE OF HUMAN CHOICE AGAINST PIGHIUS, by John Calvin

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   Introduction We have grown accustomed to people posting on social media websites and then having people respond. This practice, however, is not entirely new. Sure, the…