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THE MORTIFICATION OF SIN: DEALING WITH SIN IN YOUR LIFE, by John Owen

A Summary-Review by Jenny-Lyn de Klerk   John Owen is often known as the author of The Mortification of Sin. This written masterpiece (originally spoken sermons) puts the common characteristics of Puritan devotion on display: the primacy of God’s Word,…

LIBRARY OF CHRISTIAN CLASSICS: CALVIN: INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, VOLUMES 1 & 2

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance – Part 3 Editor’s Note:  This is Part 3 of our six-part summary of John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion. To catch up see Part 1 and Part 2.  …

LIBRARY OF CHRISTIAN CLASSICS: CALVIN: INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, VOLUMES 1 & 2

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance – Part 2 Editor’s Note:  This is Part 2 of our six-part summary of John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion. You can catch up on Part 1 here.  …

REFORMED CATHOLICITY: THE PROMISE OF RETRIEVAL FOR THEOLOGY AND BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION, by Michael Allen and Scott R. Swain

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   Overview (from the Publisher) Can Christians and churches be both catholic and Reformed? Can they commit not only to the ultimate authority of apostolic Scripture but also to receiving this…

LIBRARY OF CHRISTIAN CLASSICS: CALVIN: INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, VOLUMES 1 & 2

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance – Part 1 Editor’s Note:  In honor of this “Reformation 500” anniversary year Books At a Glance is featuring a number of historic works of Reformation interest. This week we begin…

THE BONDAGE OF THE WILL, by Martin Luther (Translated by Adolph Spaeth)

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance Editor’s Note:  In honor of this “Reformation 500” anniversary year Books At a Glance is featuring a number of historic works of Reformation interest. This week we are happy to…

CREATED AND CREATING: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF CULTURE, by William Edgar

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author William Edgar is professor of apologetics and holds the John Boyer Chair of Evangelism and Culture at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the author…

THE QUESTION OF CANON: CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO IN THE NEW TESTAMENT DEBATE, by Michael Kruger

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Michael J. Kruger is the President and the Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC.    …

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…