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READING THE BIBLE SUPERNATURALLY: SEEING AND SAVORING THE GLORY OF GOD IN SCRIPTURE, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction In this book Piper explores how believers can read the Bible through the power of the Holy Spirit, which enables them to see and savor God’s…

POSSESSED BY GOD: A NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY OF SANCTIFICATION AND HOLINESS, by David Peterson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author David Peterson was senior research fellow and lecturer in New Testament at Moore Theological College, Sydney, where he still teaches part time. He served as principal of…

THE VANISHING AMERICAN ADULT: OUR COMING-OF-AGE CRISIS–AND HOW TO REBUILD A CULTURE OF SELF-RELIANCE, by Ben Sasse

A Brief Book Summary From Books At A Glance By Clay Werner   About the Author: Ben Sasse (Ph.D. Yale University) was the president of Midland University in Nebraska and is now a U.S. Republican Senator representing Nebraska.   Overview…

UNION WITH CHRIST: IN SCRIPTURE, HISTORY, AND THEOLOGY, by Robert Letham

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction In this book, Letham explores the crucial topic of union with Christ. His work is informed both theologically and historically. Letham explains what union with Christ…

CITY OF GOD, by Saint Augustine, Part 4

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction Augustine’s The City of God is one of the most influential works in the history of literature. It is a towering achievement of Christian philosophy that…

FROM SABBATH TO LORD'S DAY, edited by D. A. Carson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   About the Author-Editor D. A. Carson, one of the authors and editor of this book, is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield,…

CITY OF GOD, by Saint Augustine, Part 3

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction Augustine’s The City of God is one of the most influential works in the history of literature. It is a towering achievement of Christian philosophy that…

CITY OF GOD, by Saint Augustine, Part 2

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction Augustine’s The City of God is one of the most influential works in the history of literature. It is a towering achievement of Christian philosophy that…

WHAT IS VOCATION?, by Stephen J. Nichols

A Brief “Bonus” Book Summary from Books At a Glance There is something about the word work that implies hardship. And, in fact, contemporary culture – and even popular music – speak of our jobs and careers almost exclusively in…

CITY OF GOD, by Saint Augustine, Part 1

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction Augustine’s The City of God is one of the most influential works in the history of literature. It is a towering achievement of Christian philosophy that…

JESUS THE ETERNAL SON: ANSWERING ADOPTIONIST CHRISTOLOGY, by Michael F. Bird

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Michael F. Bird is lecturer in theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. His previous books include An Anomalous Jew: Paul among Jews, Greeks,…

GOD WITH US: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS, by John MacArthur

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Jordan Atkinson   Overview This book is an antidote for the danger of losing Christmas. Many people either mythologize Christmas or secularize it. Some people mythologize Christmas by making the…

HEAVEN, edited by Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   Introduction This book is part of the Theology in Community series. It assembles a body of scholars to examine the subject of heaven from the vantage point…

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   About the Author John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem…

“Justified by Faith, Justified by His Blood: The Evidence of Romans 3:21-4:25,” by Simon Gathercole, in JUSTIFICATION AND VARIEGATED NOMISM: VOLUME 2—THE PARADOXES OF PAUL, edited by D.A. Carson

A Brief “Bonus” Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Nathan Sundt   About the Author Simon Gathercole is Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies and Director of Studies at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University.   Overview Simon Gathercole states:…

TEMPTATION, by John Owen

A Brief Book Summary from Books At A Glance By Clay Werner   About the Author John Owen (1616-1683) was an English theologian and is considered one of the greatest European theologians to have lived. He was educated and taught…