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Ryan M. McGraw's Review of CONTEMPLATING GOD WITH THE GREAT TRADITION: RECOVERING TRINITARIAN CLASSICAL THEISM, by Craig A. Carter

A Books At a Glance Book Review by Ryan M. McGraw   The classic Christian doctrine of God has become frayed at the edges in modern theology, often inadvertently. Via an arresting autobiographical introduction of how he gradually changed his…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of DAILY DOCTRINE: A ONE-YEAR GUIDE TO SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY, by Kevin DeYoung

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   The scope of theology can be at once simple and daunting. Simple in that it encompasses only two subjects: God and God’s works. Yet daunting in that…

Michael D. Mock's Review of DAILY DOCTRINE: A ONE-YEAR GUIDE TO SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY, by Kevin DeYoung

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   Have you ever thought of going a day without food? Probably not, unless you’re fasting. Have you ever thought about going a day without doctrine? Most likely,…

Tim Moss' Review of PHILIPPIANS (ZONDERVAN EXEGETICAL COMMENTARY ON THE NEW TESTAMENT), by George H. Guthrie

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Tim Moss   As a pastor and aspiring theologian, I have found Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament invaluable. Among the volumes in this series, the commentary by George Guthrie…

Michael D. Mock's Review of RULER OF KINGS: TOWARD A CHRISTIAN VISION OF GOVERNMENT, by Joseph Boot

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   With the intriguing if not foreboding remark in the Foreword, “This book is not for the faint-hearted…It will make many of us feel uncomfortable” (xi), my interest…

Nicholas Harsh's Review of SCROLLING OURSELVES TO DEATH: RECLAIMING LIFE IN A DIGITAL AGE, edited by Brett McCracken and Ivan Mesa

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Nicholas Harsh   It has become somewhat of a truism to say that our world is advancing technologically at a pace unlike any other moment in history. That is not to…

Patrick Sawyer's Review of JESUS, CONTRADICTED: WHY THE GOSPELS TELL THE SAME STORY DIFFERENTLY, by Michael R. Licona

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Patrick Sawyer   I want to begin this book review with two different scenarios. Imagine you are a Christian studying the four gospel accounts of Jesus’ life and ministry, and as…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of CREATED FOR COMMUNION WITH GOD: THE PROMISE OF GENESIS 1 AND 2, by Harrison Perkins

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   It is easy to get sidetracked from the purpose of the creation account in Genesis 1-2. Disputes over the days of creation and scientific implications of the…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE NICENE CREED: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT CREED EVER WRITTEN, by Kevin DeYoung

A Books At a Glance Book Review by Ryan M. McGraw   Kevin DeYoung’s opening line in this small book on the Nicene Creed (A.D. 381) should be arresting: “After the Bible, the Nicene Creed may be the most important…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE PERSON OF CHRIST: FINDING ASSURANCE BY WALKING WITH JESUS, by Andrew Bonar

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Sometimes what appear to be the simplest questions are the hardest to answer. What could be more basic to Christianity than the gospel of Jesus Christ? Yet…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE LORD'S SUPPER: A GUIDE TO THE HEAVENLY FEAST, by John W. Kleinig

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Christ instituted baptism and the Lord’s Supper to unite Christians (1 Cor. 12:13). Yet sadly, we have seen the opposite effect throughout church history, sporadically in the…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of REFORMED SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: VOLUME 4: CHURCH AND LAST THINGS, by Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Ecclesiology and eschatology work together as friends with common goals. The entire system of doctrine comes together from beginning to end when we consider the end, or…

Nick Harsh's Review of 1 JOHN: A NEW TESTAMENT GREEK READER, by Benjamin L. Merkle and Robert L. Plummer

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Nick Harsh    When this book arrived in the mail, I was eager to begin reading. At that time, the church where I serve was beginning a sermon series through the…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of BEHOLDING THE TRIUNE GOD: THE INSEPARABLE WORK OF FATHER, SON, AND SPIRIT, by Matthew Y. Emerson and Brandon D. Smith

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Theology should be about learning to see ourselves, our world, in short, everything, in light of God and in relation to God. We cannot overstate the importance…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of PROCLAIMING THE TRIUNE GOD: THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH, by Matthew Barrett, Ronni Kurtz, Samuel G. Parkison, and Joseph Lanier

A Book Review from Books at a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   A great gulf often exists between well-researched academic presentations of the Trinity and books aimed at the average Christian. Both in terms of organization and content, deeper…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of WHEN CHRISTIANS DISAGREE: LESSONS FROM THE FRACTURED RELATIONSHIP OF JOHN OWEN AND RICHARD BAXTER, by Tim Cooper

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Volumes by John Owen and Richard Baxter are likely present in the libraries of most Reformed pastors, and many church members. Yet few readers likely know that…