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THE MYSTERY OF PROVIDENCE, by John Flavel

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   This book is part of the Banner of Truth’s box set of Puritan Classics. Flavel’s original work was first published in 1678.   Table of Contents Introduction…

WHAT IS THE PRIESTHOOD OF BELIEVERS?, by A. Craig Troxel

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett    About the Author  Craig Troxel is Robert G. den Dulk Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Seminary California and a part-time associate pastor at Harvest Orthodox Presbyterian…

PRECIOUS REMEDIES AGAINST SATAN'S DEVICES, by Thomas Brooks

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance by Steve West   This book is part of the Banner of Truth’s box set of Puritan Classics. Brooks’ original work was first published in 1652.   Table of Contents Introduction…

PREDESTINATION: AN INTRODUCTION, by Andrew David Naselli

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction PART 1: Vessels of Mercy What Does the Bible Teach about Election? 1 What Is the Goal of Election? 2 When Did God…

SINAI AND THE SAINTS: READING OLD COVENANT LAWS FOR THE NEW COVENANT COMMUNITY, by James M. Todd III

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author James M. Todd III is a faculty member in the department of biblical and theological studies at College of the Ozarks.   Table of…

SERVING THE CHURCH, REACHING THE WORLD: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF DON CARSON, edited by Richard Cunningham

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Foreword – Dick Lucas  Editor’s Introduction – Richard M. Cunningham  Preaching that Changes the Church – David Jackman  Preacher and Theologian: The Ideal Christian…

ACT OF GRACE: THE POWER OF GENEROSITY TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE, THE CHURCH, AND THE WORLD, by James C. Petty

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett    About the Author James C. Petty (MDiv, DMin, Westminster Theological Seminary) is executive director of the Children’s Jubilee Fund in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania.    Contents Introduction PART 1:…

DIVINE BLESSING AND THE FULLNESS OF LIFE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD, by William R. Osborne

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 Blessing and Curse, Life and Death 2 Blessing the World through Abraham’s Family 3 Covenant Blessing for God’s People 4 Every Spiritual Blessing…

THE FUTURE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL: A RESPONSE TO SUPERSESSIONISM, edited by Stanley E. Porter and Alan E. Kurschner

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya, PhD   About the Editors Stanley E. Porter has a PhD from the University of Sheffield and is president, dean, professor of New Testament, and holder of…

THE CITY OF GOD AND THE GOAL OF CREATION, by T. Desmond Alexander

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction 1 The Godless City 2 The Temple-City 3 The Holy Mountain City 4 The Royal City 5 Envisaging a Transformed Jerusalem 6 Hope…

MERE APOLOGETICS: HOW TO HELP SEEKERS & SKEPTICS FIND FAITH, by Alister E. McGrath

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Steve West   About the Author Alister McGrath is a world-renowned theologian and apologist. In addition to teaching at Oxford and lecturing internationally, McGrath is the author of numerous influential…

PERSONALITY AND WORLDVIEW, by J. H. Bavinck

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett    About the Author  Johan Herman Bavinck, Herman Bavinck’s nephew, was a Dutch pastor and missionary to Indonesia. He returned to the Netherlands in 1939 to teach missiology…

HOW TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE BIBLICAL PROPHETS, by Peter J. Gentry

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett    About the Author  Peter J. Gentry (PhD, University of Toronto) is professor of Old Testament interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and director of the Hexapla…

INTERPRETATION FOR PREACHING AND TEACHING: AN INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS, by Stanley E. Porter

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya, PhD   About the Author Stanley E. Porter (PhD, University of Sheffield) is president, dean, professor of New Testament, and Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview…

12 RULES FOR LIFE: AN ANTIDOTE TO CHAOS, by Jordan B. Peterson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya, PhD   About the Author Jordan B. Peterson, raised and toughened in the frigid wastelands of Northern Alberta, has flown a hammer-head roll in a carbon-fiber stunt-plane,…

REDEMPTIVE REVERSALS AND THE IRONIC OVERTURNING OF HUMAN WISDOM, by G. K. Beale

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 God Judges People by Their Own Sin 2 People Resemble the Idols They Worship 3 The Irony of Salvation 4 The Christian Life:…