Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson, THE GLORY OF GOD (Theology in Community)
About the Editors Christopher W. Morgan (PhD, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of theology and associate dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University. Robert A. Peterson (PhD, Drew University) is professor of systematic theology at…
TRUTH IN A CULTURE OF DOUBT: ENGAGING SKEPTICAL CHALLENGES TO THE BIBLE, by Andreas J. Kostenberger, Darrell L. Bock, and Josh Chatraw
About the Authors Andreas J. Köstenberger is senior professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC and director of acquisitions, B&H Academic. Darrell L. Bock (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is executive director of Cultural Engagement…
PAUL AND THE LAW: KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, by Brian S. Rosner
About the Author Brian S. Rosner is Principal of Ridley Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia. He formerly taught at Moore Theological College, Macquarie University and the University of Aberdeen. Introduction In Paul and the Law, Brian Rosner tackles one of the…
POPCULTURED: THINKING CHRISTIANLY ABOUT STYLE, MEDIA, AND ENTERTAINMENT, by Steve Turner
A “bonus” summary for members of Books At a Glance A Summary – Review by Michael Plato It is perhaps necessary to begin with a small confession. I am something of a fan of the Roman Catholic YouTube commentator Father…
FALLEN: A THEOLOGY OF SIN, Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson, eds.
About the Editors Christopher W. Morgan is professor of theology and dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University. Robert A. Peterson is professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary. Overview Fallen is the fifth in…
CHRISTOLOGY, ANCIENT AND MODERN: EXPLORATIONS IN CONSTRUCTIVE DOGMATICS, Oliver Crisp and Fred Sanders, ed.
About the Editors Oliver D. Crisp (PhD, King’s College, London) is professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Fred Sanders (PhD, Graduate Theological Union) is associate professor of theology in the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola…
SEX AND VIOLENCE IN THE BIBLE: A SURVEY OF EXPLICIT CONTENT IN THE HOLY BOOK, Joseph W. Smith III
About the Author Joseph W. Smith III has been a high school English teacher in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for over twenty years. Before that he worked at Simon & Schuster and has written over a thousand articles for the Williamsport Sun-Gazette…
REDEMPTIVE HISTORY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES, by Herman N. Ridderbos
Editor’s Note: Only occasionally we select an older work, as we have here, because of its significance and contribution to biblical understanding. This small book by Herman Ridderbos, originally published in Dutch in 1955 and first appearing in English in…
WEAKNESS IS THE WAY: LIFE WITH CHRIST OUR STRENGTH, by J. I. Packer
About the Author J. I. Packer (DPhil, Oxford University) serves as the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College. He is the author of over 40 books, including the classic bestseller Knowing God. Overview This book represents the reflections…
THE CRUCIFIED KING: ATONEMENT AND KINGDOM IN BIBLICAL AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY, Jeremy Treat author
About the Author Jeremy R. Treat (PhD, Wheaton College) is a pastor at Reality LA in Hollywood, California, and an adjunct professor at Biola University in La Mirada, California. Before earning his PhD in systematic theology from Wheaton College, Jeremy…
SEEING BEAUTY AND SAYING BEAUTIFULLY: The Power of Poetic Effort in the Works of George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C. S. Lewis, by John Piper
Overview Through biographical sketches and select literary analysis, John Piper surveys the works of three mighty communicators of God’s beauty and Christ’s glory: George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C.S. Lewis. Piper seeks to demonstrate from their lives and works that…
INTERPRETING THE HISTORICAL BOOKS, chapter 2, by Robert B. Chisholm, Jr.
A Bonus Summary for Books At a Glance Members Robert Chisholm’s Interpreting the Historical Books: An Exegetical Handbook is a rich resource for the teacher and preacher of the Old Testament. In chapter 2 – “Primary Themes of the Historical Books” –…
JUSTIFICATION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH: Finding Freedom from Legalism, Pride, and Despair
About the Author Brian Vickers (Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Introduction The doctrine of justification by grace through faith is essential. Although…
INERRANCY AND WORLDVIEW: ANSWERING MODERN CHALLENGES TO THE BIBLE, by Vern Sheridan Poythress
About the Author Vern Sheridan Poythress is professor of New Testament interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He has six earned degrees, including a PhD from Harvard University and a ThD from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Poythress…
THE BLOOMSBURY COMPANION TO NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS, by George Chryssides and Benjamin Zeller
Reviewed by Michael John Plato Where have the cultists gone? And why? Religious historian Philip Jenkins recently mused on what he saw as the disappearance of cults and cultists. It was not so long ago that groups such as…
EVANGELICAL FEMINISM AND BIBLICAL TRUTH: An Analysis of More than 100 Disputed Questions
About the Author Wayne Grudem (PhD, University of Cambridge) is research professor of theology and biblical studies at Phoenix Seminary. He is the former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, a cofounder and past president of Council on Biblical Manhood…