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NO OTHER GOD: A RESPONSE TO OPEN THEISM, by John M. Frame

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Daniel Scheiderer   Overview This book is a response to the rising adoption of the theology of open theism. It should be read alongside Frame’s The Doctrine of God, as…

WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT CHRISTIANITY?, by Dinesh D’Souza

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Dinesh D’Souza, a former White House domestic policy analyst, is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. He is a prominent public intellectual for Christianity.  …

THE GOSPEL WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTANCE: OR, THE DUTY OF SINNERS TO BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, by Andrew Fuller

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Andrew Fuller (1754–1815) was an indefatigable Baptist theologian and pastor, an outstanding figure with qualities that make him one of the most attractive…

OUR SECULAR AGE: TEN YEARS OF READING AND APPLYING CHARLES TAYLOR, by Colin Hansen, ed.

A “Bonus” Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Matthew Claridge   Table of Contents Hope in Our Secular Age, Colin Hansen Taylor’s Complex, Incomplete Historical Narrative, Carl Truman The Enduring Power of the Christian Story: Reformation Theology for…

THE IMPUTATION OF ADAM'S SIN, by John Murray

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Jenny-Lyn de Klerk   Table of Contents Chapter 1 1. Syntactical Construction 2. The Sin Contemplated Chapter 2 3. The Union Involved Chapter 3 4. The Nature of Imputation Chapter…

GOD'S COUNTRY: FAITH, HOPE, AND THE FUTURE OF THE RURAL CHURCH, by Brad Roth

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Joshua K. Smith   Author Brad Roth (Harvard Divinity School) serves as the pastor of West Zion Mennonite Church, a small congregation in Mound-ridge, Kansas. He has served small congregations…

GOD AND THE TRANSGENDER DEBATE: WHAT DOES THE BIBLE ACTUALLY SAY ABOUT GENDER AND IDENTITY?, by Andrew T. Walker

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author Andrew T. Walker (Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Director of Policy Studies for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern…

THE CROSS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, by Leon Morris

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Leon Morris was the principal of Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia. He was one of the finest NT scholars of his generation, producing numerous commentaries…

THE DOCTRINE OF ENDLESS PUNISHMENT, by William G. T. Shedd

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Mitch Chase   About the Author William G. T. Shedd was an American theologian in the 1800s. In addition to a stint in pastoral ministry, Shedd was a professor at…

A TREATISE ON THE SPIRIT AND THE LETTER, by St. Augustine

A Brief “Bonus” Summary from Books At a Glance By Todd Scacewater   You read the works, Marcellinus, that I recently wrote about the baptism of infants and the perfection of human righteousness. You were concerned that I wrote that…

THE COURAGE TO BE PROTESTANT (2ND ED.), by David F. Wells

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author David F. Wells is the Andrew Mutch Distinguished Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.   Introduction Our culture has…

A TREATISE ON THE PREDESTINATION OF THE SAINTS, by Saint Augustine

A Brief “Bonus” Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Todd Scacewater   Just as Paul had to write about the same topic more than once (Phil 3:1), so I am not bothered by writing again to you, dear…

BIBLICAL THEOLOGY: HOW THE CHURCH FAITHFULLY TEACHES THE GOSPEL, by Nick Roark and Robert Cline

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Mark Baker   About the Authors Nick Roark (MDiv, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the pastor of Franconia Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Robert Cline is the managing director for…

ON GRACE AND FREE WILL, by St. Augustine

A Brief “Bonus” Summary from Books At a Glance By Todd Scacewater     To Valentine and the monks with him: Because there are some who defend the free will of human beings to the extent that they destroy the…

NATURE'S CASE FOR GOD: A BRIEF BIBLICAL ARGUMENT, by John M. Frame

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author John Frame is a Christian scholar who has written numerous important books in the areas of theology, philosophy, apologetics, and ethics.   Introduction This…

ON NATURE AND GRACE, by St. Augustine

A Brief “Bonus” Summary from Books At a Glance By Todd Scacewater   My dear sons, Timasius and James, I read the book you sent me quickly and found in it a man aflame with zeal against those who ought…