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Ryan M. McGraw's Review of NICAEA FOR TODAY: WHY AN ANCIENT CREED (STILL) MATTERS, by Coleman M. Ford and Shawn J. Wilhite

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Until recently, the Nicene Creed has been notably absent from evangelical churches. Despite the fact that this Creed, with the Apostle’s Creed, is the most widely accepted…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: AN INTRODUCTION TO COVENANT THEOLOGY, by J. V. Fesko

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Covenant theology should be important if for no other reason than the fact that churches of every denomination remember “the new covenant” in Christ’s blood every time…

Michael D. Mock’s Review of HELP! I WANT TO BE A MANLY MAN, by Andrew David Naselli

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   If you are a male teen, a father, or someone who regularly interacts with or ministers to future men, this book is an excellent resource. It’s brief,…

Brian Borgman's Review of THE RACE SET BEFORE US: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF PERSEVERANCE & ASSURANCE, by Thomas R. Schreiner and Ardel B. Caneday

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Brian Borgman   As a new believer, at age 13, I was constantly wrestling with the age-old question, “Can I lose my salvation?” The church I attended said, “Maybe.” An older…

Ardel Caneday's Review of IMPOSSIBLE TO BE RESTORED? TEMPTATION AND WARNING IN THE EPISTLE OF HEBREWS, by Marcus A. Mininger

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ardel Caneday   Mininger correctly looks to the text of Hebrews, rather than to speculative ideas, to determine what prompted the unnamed author to write the epistle/sermon for its recipients. He…

Ozzy Wei's Review of RIGHT WITH GOD, by Michael Reeves

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Osbert B. Wei   Acts 16:25-34 contains a story about the Philippian jailer who cries out, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (ESV). Paul and Silas respond, “Believe in…

Osbert B. Wei‘s Review of CHRIST CRUCIFIED: A THEOLOGY OF GALATIANS, by Thomas R. Schreiner

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Osbert B. Wei   As a young Christian, I struggled to understand the interplay between God’s divine work and my responsibility in spiritual growth. I knew that faith in Christ and…

Matthew B. Tabke's Review of OPUSCULA I TREATISES, by Thomas Aquinas

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   Emmaus Academic and the Aquinas Institute have begun publishing all the extant works of Thomas Aquinas and Augustine in parallel language versions. Having reviewed several of the…

Jeremy A. Menicucci's Review of LAMENTATIONS: A MENTOR COMMENTARY, by John L. Mackay

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Jeremy A. Menicucci   More work has been done on Lamentations since John Mackay (1948–2018) published his commentary on Lamentations in 2008, yet his commentary remains one of the top contributions…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of GOD, VOLUME 1 (THEOLOGY FOR EVERY PERSON), by Malcolm B. Yarnell III

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Far from being a dry arid landscape, theology should make us flourish as a fruit bearing (Ps. 92:14). Theology is fundamentally about knowing God and, to echo…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of LIGHT UNAPPROACHABLE: DIVINE INCOMPREHENSIBILITY AND THE TASK OF THEOLOGY, by Ronni Kurtz

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   We are made in God’s image, he is not made in ours. Using language that we can understand, God reveals himself to us through analogies. In fact,…

Ryan M. McGraw's 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 Ryan M. McGraw   Union with God is life, and seeing God in Christ is life’s goal. Historically, the beatific vision factored heavily in the foundation of the study of theology…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE TRINITY IN THE CANON: A BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL, AND PRACTICAL PROPOSAL, edited by Brandon D. Smith

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Thankfully, the recent growing appetite for Trinitarian theology appears unabated. However, Trinitarian dogma is the church’s attempt to express who the God of Scripture is. While deep…

Jacob C. Boyd's Review of GOD SHINES FORTH: HOW THE NATURE OF GOD SHAPES AND DRIVES THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, by Daniel Hames and Michael Reeves

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Jacob C. Boyd   In God Shines Forth, Daniel Hames and Michael Reeves offer a refreshing and deeply theological meditation on the nature of God as the motivating center of Christian…

Osbert B. Wei's Review of REVIVAL: SPIRITUAL AWAKENING IN THE REFORMED TRADITION, by Michael A. G. Azad Haykin

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Osbert B. Wei   As a PhD student preparing to write my dissertation, I was privileged to read Revival by Michael A. G. Azad Haykin. Haykin’s book is suitable for academics,…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of REFORMED CONFESSIONALISM, by D. Blair Smith

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   The time is ripe for recovering Christian creeds, confessions, and catechisms. In light of the wreckage and confusion caused by evangelical cries of “no creed but the…