A Summary of GOD'S KINGDOM THROUGH GOD'S COVENANTS: A CONCISE BIBLICAL THEOLOGY, by Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum
About the Authors Peter J. Gentry (PhD, University of Toronto) is professor of Old Testament interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and director of the Hexapla Institute. Stephen J. Wellum (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of Christian…
THE ROAD TO SERFDOM: TEXT AND DOCUMENTS, by Friedrich A. von Hayek
Friedrich A. von Hayek was a young economist from Vienna who joined the London School of Economics in 1932, where he remained until after World War II. Hayek experienced the move from socialism to totalitarianism in Germany and the economic…
Summary of GOD'S EQUAL: WHAT CAN WE KNOW ABOUT JESUS' SELF-UNDERSTANDING IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS? by Sigurd Grindheim
About the Author Sigurd Grindheim teaches New Testament at Fjellhaug International University College, Norway. Introduction This book is a scholarly study that examines the Synoptic Gospels to determine what Jesus thought about his own identity and nature. Grindheim argues…
WRESTLING THE ANGEL: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MORMON THOUGHT: COSMOS, GOD, HUMANITY, by Terryl L. Givens
A Summary-Review by Michael John Plato Mormons on the March Recently Mormonism have been strangely, well … hot. At least so far as the media is concerned. There has been a successful musical (The Book of Mormon), there have…
COUNTERFEIT GODS: THE EMPTY PROMISES OF MONEY, SEX, AND POWER, AND THE ONLY HOPE THAT MATTERS, by Tim Keller
About the Author Timothy Keller is the pastor of the Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. He is the author of numerous books and is a popular speaker and Christian leader. Introduction In this book Timothy Keller exposes the idols…
THE GOD OF MIRACLES: AN EXEGETICAL EXAMINATION OF GOD'S ACTION IN THE WORLD, by C. John Collins
About the Author C. John Collins is a renowned teacher and author who has studied extensively in the areas of linguistics, biblical studies, and the relationship between science and faith. Introduction In this book C. John Collins examines the…
Summary of DID GOD REALLY SAY? AFFIRMING THE TRUTHFULNESS AND TRUSTWORTHINESS OF SCRIPTURE, edited by David Garner
About the Editor David B. Garner (Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Overview In this volume, faculty members from three Reformed seminaries come together to expound and defend the orthodox…
Summary of WHAT DOES THE BIBLE REALLY TEACH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY, by Kevin DeYoung
About the Author Kevin DeYoung (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. He blogs at the Gospel Coalition and has authored or coauthored numerous books such as The Hole in Our Holiness,…
PAUL'S SPIRITUALITY IN GALATIANS: A CRITIQUE OF CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITIES, by P. Adam McClendon
A Summary-Review by Stephen Yuille Surveying the landscape of Christian spirituality, we discover a host of competing (even contradictory) visions of what it means to live out the faith.This diversity exists because many professing Christians formulate their spirituality on the…
SATURATE: BEING DISCIPLES OF JESUS IN THE EVERYDAY STUFF OF LIFE, by Jeff Vanderstelt
About the Author Jeff Vanderstelt is the visionary leader for the Soma Family of Churches and the lead teaching pastor at Doxa Church in Bellevue, Washington. Brief Summary Vanderstelt present a case for all-life ministry and discipleship in deep…
Summary of THE SON OF GOD AND THE NEW CREATION by Graeme Goldsworthy
About the Author Graeme Goldsworthy (PhD, Union Presbyterian Seminary) served as a lecturer in biblical theology, Old Testament, and hermeneutics at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. He is the author of numerous books, including According to Plan; Preaching the…
THE PROBLEM OF GOOD: WHEN THE WORLD SEEMS FINE WITHOUT GOD, ed. D. Marion Clark
About the Editor D. Marion Clark (M.Div. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) served as executive minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia for sixteen years and has edited two previous books. Overview The contributors of this volume address the difficulty of…
THE INFINITE MERIT OF CHRIST: THE GLORY OF CHRIST'S OBEDIENCE IN THE THEOLOGY OF JONATHAN EDWARDS, by Craig Biehl
A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West About the Author: Craig Biehl holds a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary and has published several books. Introduction This book carefully expounds Jonathan Edwards’ view…
DEATH BEFORE THE FALL: BIBLICAL LITERALISM AND THE PROBLEM OF ANIMAL SUFFERING, by Ronald Osborn
Death before the Fall grew out of a series of articles published in the online progressive Seventh-Day Adventist Spectrum Magazine (2010-2011). The further readers proceed into the book, the more apparent it becomes that it originated as many independently written…
HANDBOOK ON THE NEW TESTAMENT USE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT: EXEGESIS AND INTERPRETATION, by Gregory K. Beale
About the Author Gregory Beale is J. Gresham Machen Chair of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA. Since his dissertation on the use of Daniel in Revelation, Beale has been writing on the New Testament…
Summary of ENGENDERED: GOD'S GIFT OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN RELATIONSHIP, by Sam Andreades
A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Sam A. Andreades is senior pastor of Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. Previously, he was a pastor for ten and a half years in Greenwich Village, New…