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GLORIFICATION: AN INTRODUCTION, by Graham A. Cole

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 Our Glorious God 2 The Glorious Divine Project 3 The Pathway to Glory 4 Glorification, the Prospect 5 Who Will Be Glorified? Who…

REBELS AND EXILES: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF SIN AND RESTORATION, by Matthew S. Harmon

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction: Sin and Exile in Contemporary Experience 1 Humanity’s Original Rebellion and Exile 2 The Threat of Exile If/When Israel Rebels 3 The Reality…

THE TRINITY: AN INTRODUCTION, by Scott R. Swain (West)

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 The Bible and the Trinity: The Basic Grammar 2 The Bible and the Trinity: Three Types of Texts 3 The Simplicity of God…

ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL: WHEN THE CHURCH BECOMES LIKE THE WORLD, by John MacArthur

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 Christianity on the Down-Grade 2 The User-Friendly Church? 3 Gimme That Show-Time Religion 4 All Things to All Men 5 The Foolishness of…

FACING THE LAST ENEMY: DEATH AND THE CHRISTIAN, by Guy Prentiss Waters

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Part One: Defining Death 1 What Is Death? (Part 1) 2 What Is Death? (Part 2 3 What Happens after Death? 4 Why Did…

NEW COVENANT THEOLOGY: DESCRIPTION, DEFINITION, DEFENSE, by Tom Wells and Fred Zaspel

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Editor’s Note:  Please pardon our biased interest in this book, but we are pleased to announce that it is now back in print. This new edition features…

THE NEW CREATION AND THE STORYLINE OF SCRIPTURE, by Frank Thielman

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 A Good World Goes Awry 2 Hints at a Solution 3 The Great King and Humble Servant Comes 4 The New Creation 5…

A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO APOLOGETICS, edited by Joseph M. Holden

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Preface: The Battle for Hearts and Minds Part One: Questions About Apologetics and Truth 1. What Is Apologetics and Why Do We Need It?…

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS: WHAT IS AUTHENTIC FAITH?, by John MacArthur

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Part One: Today’s Gospel: Good News or Bad? 1 A Look at the Issues Part Two: Jesus Heralds His Gospel 2 He Calls for…

FAITHFUL THEOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION, by Graham A. Cole

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction 1 The Word of Revelation 2 The Witness of Christian Thought and Practice: Past and Present 3 The World of Human Brokenness 4…

CANNABIS AND THE CHRISTIAN: WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT MARIJUANA, by Todd Miles

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Flynn Evans   About the Author Todd Miles (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Professor of Theology at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and Teaching Pastor at Gresham Bible…

THE SCRIPTURE CANNOT BE BROKEN: TWENTIETH CENTURY WRITINGS ON THE DOCTRINE OF INERRANCY, edited by John MacArthur

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction – John MacArthur 1 An Historian Looks at Inerrancy – Harold Lindsell 2 Apeitheo: Current Resistance to Biblical Inerrancy – J. Barton Payne…

GOOD & ANGRY: REDEEMING ANGER, IRRITATION, COMPLAINING, AND BITTERNESS, by David Powlison

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction Section 1: Our Experience 1. Angry People 2. Do You Have a Serious Problem with Anger? 3. How Does That Shoe Fit? Section…

THE BEGINNING AND END OF ALL THINGS: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF CREATION AND NEW CREATION, by Edward W. Klink III

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction: God’s Creation Project 1 Creation’s Covenant 2 Creation’s Curse 3 Creation’s Confusion 4 Creation’s Country 5 Creation’s Cry 6 Creation’s Christ 7 Creation’s…

BEHOLD MY SERVANT: THE SERVANT SONGS OF ISAIAH, by Brian A. Russell

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction The First Servant Song: Jehovah introduces His messianic Servant (Isa. 42:1-9) The Second Servant Song: The Servant’s calling and work (Isa. 49:1-7) The…

THE CHURCH: AN INTRODUCTION, by Gregg Allison

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: Foundational Issues 1 The Triune God and the Church 2 The Church according to Scripture Part 2: Mere Ecclesiology and More…