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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…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE WILL IN ITS THEOLOGICAL RELATIONS, by John L. Girardeau

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   John L. Girardeau was one of the most lucid and penetrating theologians of nineteenth-century America. This large book on the question of what free will means, primarily…

Matthew B. Tabke's Review of COMMENTARY ON THE LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE HEBREWS, by Thomas Aquinas

A Book Review from Books At A Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   Thomas Aquinas is generally known among theologians and scholars for his monumental Summa Theologica which is an attempt at crafting a compendium of Catholic doctrine. It appears…

Ryan Speck's Review of REJOICE & TREMBLE: THE SURPRISING GOOD NEWS OF THE FEAR OF THE LORD, by Michael Reeves

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan Speck   Introduction This book is part of a series that Union (School of Theology, Publishing, Research, and Mission, www.theolo.gy) is publishing, intending to “invite readers to experience deeper enjoyment…

Jacob C. Boyd's Review of CHRISTIANITY AND WORLD RELIGIONS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD’S MAJOR FAITHS, by Derek Cooper

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Jacob C. Boyd   How should Christians engage others that come from a different religious background? Derek Cooper in Christianity & World Religions gives an introductory summary to six of the…

Michael D. Mock's Review of ROMAN CRUCIFIXION AND THE DEATH OF JESUS, by Woodrow Michael Kroll

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   The word “crucifixion” tends not to connote monochromatic emotionalism in the mind of any hearer. By this I mean that people hear different things by the word,…

Matthew B. Tabke's Review of JOB (EVANGELICAL EXEGETICAL COMMENTARY), by Duane A. Garrett

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   A common saying in our society is that “the only given in life is taxes and death.” This comment springs forth in Western society as a truism…

Matthew B. Tabke's Review of JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE, by Theodore Beza, Amandus Polanus, and Francis Turretin

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   There’s a book on one of my shelves somewhere titled Why I’m Catholic (and You Should be Too) by Brandon Vogt. While I have not read that…

Matt Pitts' Review of TO GAZE UPON GOD: THE BEATIFIC VISION IN DOCTRINE, TRADITION, AND PRACTICE, by Samuel G. Parkison

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Matt Pitts   The beatific vision is not often talked about in Protestant circles, but this book aims to change that.  Parkison begins by arguing that the beatific vision is a…

Darren Bradley's Review of ANCIENT WISDOM FOR THE CARE OF SOULS: LEARNING THE ART OF PASTORAL MINISTRY FROM THE CHURCH FATHERS, by Coleman M. Ford and Shawn J. Wilhite

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Darren Bradley   In John 21:15-17, Jesus tells Peter to feed His lambs, shepherd, and feed His sheep, and in Acts 20:28, Paul reminds the elders from Ephesus that the Holy…