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Bruce W. Speck's Review of THE PASTOR OF KILSYTH: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF W. H. BURNS, by Islay Burns

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Bruce W. Speck   Context This biography about William Hamilton Burns (1779-1859) is a piece of history from the Scottish church, covering his ministry and including a remarkable revival beginning in…

Michelle Knight's Review of THE END OF THE BEGINNING: JOSHUA AND JUDGES, by Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Michelle Knight   Introduction The End of the Beginning: Joshua & Judges is an immensely readable analysis of two of the most troubling, moving, and remarkable books in the Hebrew Bible.…

Phillip J. Long's Review of VISUAL OUTLINE CHARTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (REVISED AND EXPANDED), by M. Scott Bashoor

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Phillip J. Long   There have been several series of “chartbooks” in recent memory, notably those edited by H. Wayne House. Many have used House’s Chronological and Background Charts of the…

Paul Lamicela's Review of THE STORY RETOLD: A BIBLICAL-THEOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT, by G. K. Beale and Benjamin L. Gladd

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Paul Lamicela   Introduction   The Story Retold offers a New Testament Introduction focused on the New Testament’s relationship to and use of the Old Testament. Whole-Bible biblical theology and the…

Ryan McGraw's Review of FAITHFUL THEOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION, by Graham A. Cole

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Ryan McGraw   Theology is about knowing God. In studying theology, it is important to start out on the right foot. This short book, which is the first in a series…

Andrew Ballitch's Review of AN INTRODUCTION TO JOHN OWEN: A CHRISTIAN VISION FOR EVERY STAGE OF LIFE, by Crawford Gribben

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Andrew Ballitch   Summary and Review Crawford Gribben describes his introduction to John Owen as an exercise in “biographical theology,” rather than “theological biography.” His aim varies from so much of…

Ryan McGraw's Review of AN INTRODUCTION TO JOHN OWEN: A CHRISTIAN VISION FOR EVERY STAGE OF LIFE, by Crawford Gribben

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Ryan McGraw   The time in which John Owen lived was one of the most interesting and momentous in British history (44). While interest has grown over the past century in…

Riane K. McConnell's Review of WALKING THE ANCIENT PATHS: A COMMENTARY ON JEREMIAH, by Walter C. Kaiser Jr. and Tiberius Rata

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Riane K. McConnell   Walking the Ancient Paths serves as an adequate sequential overview and portrayal of the thematic overtures found in the book of Jeremiah. It is not a part…

Gary L. Scott's Review of WHITE FRAGILITY: WHY IT'S SO HARD FOR WHITE PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT RACISM, by Robin DiAngelo

A Book Review from Books At a Glance Gary L. Scott   White Fragility names a cancer that Robin DiAngelo believes is contributing to the ongoing Systemic Racism that plagues American culture and civic life. Non-whites, in this paradigm, are…

Jeremy Greiner's Review of FROM ADAM AND ISRAEL TO THE CHURCH: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD, by Benjamin L. Gladd

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Jeremy Greiner   What does it mean to be the people of God? This is a fundamental question for any Christian who seeks to understand his or her identity and heritage…

Eric Tully's Review of BASICS OF HEBREW DISCOURSE: A GUIDE TO WORKING WITH HEBREW PROSE AND POETRY, by Matthew Howard Patton and Frederic Clarke Putnam, edited by Miles V. Van Pelt

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Eric Tully   Students of Biblical Hebrew have access to a wide variety of helpful resources from various publishers. However, while there are many introductory grammars that provide a linguistic foundation…

Libby Hilliard's Review of EXEGETICAL GEMS FROM BIBLICAL HEBREW, by H. H. Hardy II

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Libby Hilliard   As H. H. Hardy II acknowledges in his introduction to Exegetical Gems from Biblical Hebrew: A Refreshing Guide to Grammar and Interpretation, for many, the difficulty of learning…

Gary Steward's Review of JOHN CALVIN: FOR A NEW REFORMATION, edited by Derek W. H. Thomas and John W. Tweeddale

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Gary Steward   More evangelicals need to read John Calvin. But where should they begin? How can a newcomer to Calvin most easily enter into the world of his life, ministry,…

Gary Steward's Review of THE COVENANTERS, by J. K. Hewison

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Gary Steward   James King Hewison (1851-1941), a Scottish Presbyterian minister, originally published this two-volume set in 1908 after devoting a number of years of painstaking work to the study of…

Daniel R. Hyde's Review of 40 QUESTIONS ABOUT CALVINISM, by Shawn D. Wright

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Daniel R. Hyde   The genre of “Calvinism 101” books is something like a shelf in the cottage industry that is Reformed publishing. Professor of church history and pastor, Shawn Wright…

Benjamin J. Montoya's Review of THE GATHERING STORM: SECULARISM, CULTURE, AND THE CHURCH, by R. Albert Mohler Jr.

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   R. Albert Mohler Jr.’s new book The Gathering Storm seeks to describe the gathering storm that secularism has brought upon our world, the various specific areas impacted…