Weekly Recap, October 8, 2022

DID ADAM EXIST?, by Vern S. Poythress

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Vern Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is distinguished professor of New Testament and biblical interpretation at Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia. He is…

EVANGELISM AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD, by J. I. Packer

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Kirsten Birkett    Contents  Introduction 1 Divine Sovereignty 2 Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility 3 Evangelism 4 Divine Sovereignty and Evangelism   General Summary This book is “a piece of…

THE WORKS OF JOHN OWEN, VOLUME 11: CONTINUING IN THE FAITH, PART 2, by John Owen

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Editor’s Note:  Most of our readers will already be at least somewhat acquainted with John Owen (1616-1683), “the prince of Puritans,” but it is not likely that…

B. Jason Epps' Review of 1 AND 2 SAMUEL, by V. Philips Long

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by B. Jason Epps V. Philips Long is Professor Emeritus at Regent College Vancouver. He has published on the reign and rejection of King Saul and books on biblical history and the…

Kristin Stiles' Review of SO, WHAT IS THE CHURCH? A PEOPLE BELONGING TO GOD, by Carine MacKenzie

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Kristin Stiles   Ask most any child, “What is the Church?” and s/he will point to the building with the steeple on top.  Sadly, most adults would probably answer the same…