HOW GOD BECAME JESUS: THE REAL ORIGINS OF BELIEF IN JESUS' DIVINE NATURE -- A RESPONSE TO BART EHRMAN, Michael Bird, ed.
About the Editor Michael F. Bird is lecturer in theology at Ridley Melbourne College of Mission and Ministry in Melbourne, Australia. Other Contributors Craig A. Evans is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College, Acadia University, in…
THE MAN CHRIST JESUS: Theological Reflections on the Humanity of Christ, by Bruce Ware
About the Author Bruce A. Ware (Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society. Introduction In The Man Christ Jesus, Bruce Ware seeks to…
GOD IN THE WHIRLWIND: How the Holy Love of God Reorients Our World, by David Wells
About the Author David F. Wells (PhD, University of Manchester) is distinguished senior research professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and the author of numerous books and articles. Overview This book explores the theme of Christ and culture, with a focus…
HE IS NOT SILENT: PREACHING IN A POSTMODERN WORLD, by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.
A “bonus” summary for members of Books At a Glance! In case you haven’t noticed it yet, preaching faces certain challenges in a postmodern world that it did not face (at least in the same measure) in Christendom. It is…
ENCOUNTERING GOD TOGETHER: Leading Worship Services that Honor God, Minister to His People, and Build His Church, by David G. Peterson
About the Author David G. Peterson is an emeritus faculty member of Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia, where he teaches a course on worship. He served as principal of Oak Hill College in London from 1996 to 2007 and…
JESUS CALLING: ENJOYING PEACE IN HIS PRESENCE, by Sarah Young
Philosohical & Theological Context The philosopher Immanuel Kant once famously remarked: “Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more intensely the mind of thought is drawn to them: the starry heavens above…
CAN WE STILL BELIEVE THE BIBLE? AN EVANGELICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH CONTEMPORARY QUESTIONS
About the Author Craig L. Blomberg (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is distinguished professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary and the author or editor of numerous books, including A Handbook of New Testament Exegesis, Jesus and the Gospels, and The…
GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN: A RESPONSE TO MATTHEW VINES, Albert Mohler, ed.
This is a Bonus Summary for Members at Books At a Glance Chapter 1 God, the Gospel, and the Gay Challenge: A Response to Matthew Vines (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) The issue of homosexuality is pressuring the church to…
FROM HEAVEN HE CAME AND SOUGHT HER: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective, David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson, Part 2
Summary: Note: Because of the extended length and scope of From Heaven He Came and Sought Her, this is part two of two summaries covering the book. If you missed the first installment covering chapters 1-11, you can read it here.…
FROM HEAVEN HE CAME AND SOUGHT HER: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective, David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson, Part 1
About the Editors David Gibson (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is minister of Trinity Church in Aberdeen, Scotland. Previously he served as a staff worker for the Religious and Theological Studies Fellowship (part of UCCF) and as an assistant minister at…
ONE SIMPLE IDEA: HOW POSITIVE THINKING RESHAPED MODERN LIFE, by Mitch Horowitz
Happiness: An American Obsession? The historian Jackson Lears once observed that there was nothing more depressing than reading books about how to be happy. In part, he noted, “this is because one can’t help imagining the sad souls who buy…
WHAT EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE QUR'AN, James R. White
About the Author James R. White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries and the author of many books. He is an accomplished debater of Muslim apologists and an elder in the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church. He and his…
DO HISTORICAL MATTERS MATTER TO FAITH? A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture, by James Hoffmeier and Dennis Magary
About the Editors James K. Hoffmeier (PhD, University of Toronto) is professor of Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern history and archaeology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Dennis R. Magary (PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is chair of the department and…
BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT: PAUL AND THE ORDER OF SALVATION (2nd edition), by Richard Gaffin
About the Author Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (ThM and ThD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is Professor Emeritus of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is also the author of Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul’s…
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S TRUE? APOLOGETICS IN A MODERN AND POSTMODERN ERA, by John S. Feinberg
About the Author John S. Feinberg (PhD, University of Chicago) is professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and has been teaching apologetics at the graduate level for more than 30 years. He is general editor…
THE AMERICAN SOUL RUSH: ESALEN AND THE RISE OF SPIRITUAL PRIVILEGE
*Note: This is a bonus Review-Summary for members of Books At a Glance! Historical Context Among the strongest defining features of religion in America are its experimentalism and its utopianism. Often the combination of the two has led to the…