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Osbert B. Wei's Review of GOSPEL PEOPLE: A CALL FOR EVANGELICAL INTEGRITY, by Michael Reeves

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Osbert B. Wei   Having been a Christian for some time, the word “evangelical” comes up frequently. Every time the word pops up in a conversation, I sense that I kind…

Matthew B. Tabke's Review of A HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY: A TRINITARIAN APPROACH, by Gerald Bray

A Book Review from Books At A Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   How are Christians to approach the discipline of Historical Theology? At times we are tempted to set aside our biases as though they should have no effect…

Mason Pell's Review of UNDERSTANDING PRAYER: BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR SEEKING GOD, by Sam Storms

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Mason Pell   “The only thing easy about Prayer is giving up.” This is the reality that all Christians face, and this is where Sam Storms begins his book Understanding Prayer:…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE: CONTEMPLATING THE ASEITY OF GOD, by Samuel G. Parkison

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Contemplating God, and the incarnate Christ, are, arguably, the most important things that Christians can do in this world. In fact, in the so-called beatific vision, or…

Michael Mock’s Review of A SHORT BOOK ABOUT PAUL: THE SERVANT OF JESUS, by Paul Barnett

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael Mock   The Apostle Paul is one of the greatest men who’s ever walked on God’s green Earth. For Christians this is hardly controversial, even if we grant that some…

Thomas Haviland-Pabst's Review of THE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON GRACE: PAUL AND THE GOSPEL AFTER PAUL AND THE GIFT, edited by Edward Adams, Dorothea H. Bertschmann, Stephen J. Chester, et al.

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Thomas Haviland-Pabst   In the world of NT studies and with Pauline studies more specifically, it is rare for there to be a book that proves as groundbreaking as John M.G.…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of A LITTLE THEOLOGY OF EXERCISE: ENJOYING CHRIST IN BODY AND SOUL, by David Mathis

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw    The modern world introduces some peculiarly modern challenges to Christian living. Most people in the Western world have means of becoming sedentary like never before, as screens…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of UNION WITH CHRIST: THE BLESSINGS OF BEING IN HIM, by Sinclair B. Ferguson

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   The Christian life is grounded in Christian faith. While this should go without saying, Christians often miss how deeply meditative growth in holiness is. Making a list…

Matthew B. Tabke's Review of REFORMED ETHICS, VOLUME 3: CHRISTIAN LIFE IN SOCIETY, by Herman Bavinck

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   In my review of the fourth volume in this series, I mentioned some important aspects concerning Bavinck’s personal life and the manuscript of Bavinck’s Reformed Ethics. First,…

Thomas Haviland-Pabst's Review of SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: FROM CANON TO CONCEPT: VOLUME 1, by Stephen J. Wellum

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Thomas Haviland-Pabst   Wellum is professor of Christian theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of numerous books, such as God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of Christ (Crossway, 2016)…

Kaden Classen’s Review of TEXT AND PRETEXT: BOOK ORDER, TITLE, AND DIVISION AS KEYS TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION, by Gregory Goswell

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kaden Classen   Does the order of the canon matter? I’ve been grappling with this question since I took Jason DeRouchie’s Old Testament I class in seminary. There, Dr. DeRouchie explained…

Thomas Haviland-Pabst's Review of JESUS THE PURIFIER: JOHN’S GOSPEL AND THE FOURTH QUEST FOR THE HISTORICAL JESUS, by Craig L. Blomberg

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Thomas Haviland-Pabst   In the introduction to this book, Blomberg, a senior NT scholar and author of numerous books (e.g., A New Testament Theology [Baylor, 2018]), notes two primary aims for…

Michael D. Mock's Review of REACHING YOUR MUSLIM NEIGHBOR WITH THE GOSPEL, by A. S. Ibrahim

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   Christ commands his Church to baptize and disciple the nations. But does this call include Muslims? Absolutely yes. But how? This is what Ibrahim’s book is all…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of FOUR MOUNTAINS: ENCOUNTERING GOD IN THE BIBLE FROM EDEN TO ZION, by Michael Niebauer

A Book Review for Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Christians often struggle to follow a unified thread throughout the entire Bible. Somewhat ironically, doing so is both easy and hard at the same time. It is…

Michael D. Mock’s Review of SONGS OF THE SON: READING THE PSALMS WITH THE AUTHOR OF HEBREWS, by Daniel Stevens

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   Two beloved books in the Bible meet each other regularly: The Psalms and the Book of Hebrews. Daniel Stevens, as a kind of third-party friend, introduces us…

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…