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GREAT COMMISSION COMPANIES: THE EMERGING ROLE OF BUSINESS IN MISSIONS, by Steve Rundle and Tom Steffen

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Steve Rundle is associate professor of economics and business as mission at Biola University. He is the editor of Economic Justice in a Flat World: Christian Perspectives…

JESUS AMONG SECULAR GODS: THE COUNTERCULTURAL CLAIMS OF CHRIST, by Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Authors Ravi Zacharias is a world renowned Christian apologist, author, and teacher. Vince Vitale was educated at Princeton and Oxford, and is the director of the Zacharias…

SONS IN THE SON: THE RICHES AND REACH OF ADOPTION IN CHRIST, by David B. Garner

  A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance by Benjamin Montoya   About the Author David B. Garner, Ph.D. (Westminster Theological Seminary), is vice president of advancement and associate professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. He…

APOLOGETICS: A JUSTIFICATION OF CHRISTIAN BELIEF, by John Frame

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author John Frame is the J. D. Trimble Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando and the author of many books, including the…

BORN THIS WAY?, by J. Alan Branch

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Alan Branch, Ph.D. (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), serves as Professor of Christian Ethics at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO, since 2001. He also currently serves…

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD: RECOVERING A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP, by Daniel I. Block

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Daniel I. Block is an Old Testament professor at Wheaton College. He has authored numerous books and articles and has served on the translation committee of the…

TRUE PARADOX: HOW CHRISTIANITY MAKES SENSE OF OUR COMPLEX WORLD, by David Skeel

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author David A. Skeel Jr. is S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He has authored several books and has been…

JUSTIFICATION RECONSIDERED: RETHINKING A PAULINE THEME, by Stephen Westerholm

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance About the Author Stephen Westerholm is professor of early Christianity at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. His books include Israel’s Law and the Church’s Faith: Paul and His Recent Interpreters and Perspectives…

MAKING SENSE OF GOD: AN INVITATION TO THE SKEPTICAL, by Timothy Keller

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Tim Keller is a pastor, speaker, and author. He has written numerous books and is a very influential leader in evangelicalism.   Introduction Making Sense of God…

BIBLICAL AUTHORITY AFTER BABEL: RETRIEVING THE SOLAS IN THE SPIRIT OF MERE PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY, by Kevin J. Vanhoozer

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance   About the Author Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD, University of Cambridge), one of the world’s top theologians, is research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.…

SEALED WITH AN OATH: COVENANT IN GOD'S UNFOLDING PURPOSE, by Paul R. Williamson

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Paul R. Williamson is Lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew at Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Abraham, Israel and the Nations and…

THE WORD ENFLESHED: EXPLORING THE PERSON AND WORK OF CHRIST, by Oliver D. Crisp

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance   Author Notes Oliver D. Crisp (Ph.D., King’s College, University of London) is professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has also taught at the University of Bristol, the…

"What Did the Cross Achieve? The Logic of Penal Substitution." Chapter 2 in, IN MY PLACE CONDEMNED HE STOOD, J.I. Packer and Mark Dever

A Bonus Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance   Overview Packer’s famous essay on penal substitution deserves continued and close attention. We provide a brief “bonus” summary of it here for our members.   Summary From the outset of…

THE DEATH OF DEATH IN THE DEATH OF CHRIST, by John Owen. A Study Guide.

A Brief Study Guide from Books At a Glance About the Author Known as the “theologian’s theologian,” John Owen (1616–1683) was vice chancellor of Oxford University and served as advisor and chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. Among the most learned and…

WORLDVIEWS IN CONFLICT: CHOOSING CHRISTIANITY IN A WORLD OF IDEAS, by Ronald Nash

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Ronald H. Nash was professor of philosophy and theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando. He was a prolific author and wrote many widely used books dealing with…

GOD'S WORD ALONE: THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE: WHAT THE REFORMERS TAUGHT AND WHY IT STILL MATTERS, by Matthew Barrett

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Matthew Barrett (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Tutor of systematic theology and church history at Oak Hill Theological College in London, executive editor of…