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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:…

THE RARE JEWEL OF CHRISTIAN CONTENTMENT, by Jeremiah Burroughs

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. Burrough’s original work was first published in 1648.   Table of Contents 1…

RECRUITING THE ANCIENTS FOR THE CREATION DEBATE, by Andrew J. Brown

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett     About the Author  Andrew J. Brown is lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew at Melbourne School of Theology. He has previously served as a Baptist minister.   …

NEO-CALVINISM: A THEOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION, by Cory C. Brock and N. Gray Sutanto

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Timothy M. Haupt   In the foreword, George Harinck notes, “One can study neo-Calvinism or employ neo-Calvinist notions without being acquainted with its theology” (xv). Abraham Kuyper, in particular, is…

NO QUICK FIX: WHERE HIGHER LIFE THEOLOGY CAME FROM, WHAT IT IS, AND WHY IT'S HARMFUL, by Andrew David Naselli

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett    About the Author  Andrew David Naselli is Professor of Systematic Theology and New Testament for Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis and one of the pastors of…

YOU’RE ONLY HUMAN: HOW YOUR LIMITS REFLECT GOD’S DESIGN AND WHY THAT’S GOOD NEWS, by Kelly M. Kapic

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Kelly M. Kapic is professor of theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. He is the author and editor of a number…

THE OLD TESTAMENT LAW FOR THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH, by Richard E. Averbeck

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Mark Baker   About the Author Richard Averbeck is professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.    Overview This book seeks to explain the relevance…

HILLBILLY ELEGY: A MEMOIR OF A FAMILY AND CULTURE IN CRISIS, by J. D. Vance

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya, PhD   About the Author J. D. Vance grew up in the Rust Belt city of Middletown, Ohio, and the Appalachian town of Jackson, Kentucky. He enlisted…

COVENANT AND GOD’S PURPOSE FOR THE WORLD, by Thomas R. Schreiner (West)

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction 1 The Covenant of Creation 2 The Covenant with Noah 3 The Covenant with Abraham 4 The Covenant with Israel 5 The Covenant…

PROCLAIMING CHRIST IN A PLURALISTIC AGE: THE 1978 LECTURES, by J. I. Packer

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 We’ve a Story to Tell: We Preach Christ Crucified 2 The Man Christ Jesus: The Humanity of Jesus Christ 3 He Emptied Himself:…

REDEEMING OUR THINKING ABOUT HISTORY: A GOD-CENTERED APPROACH, by Vern S. Poythress

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Vern Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is distinguished professor of New Testament and biblical interpretation at Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia. He is…

WORLD FEDERATION: THE ECUMENICAL AGENDA, by Martin Erdmann

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya, PhD   About the Author Dr. Martin Erdmann studied theology at Columbia International University, SC (Master of Divinity), the University of Basel, Switzerland and the University of…

THE TOTAL DEPRAVITY OF MAN, by Arthur W. Pink

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Arthur W. Pink was the author of numerous books on biblical and theological issues. He was well-known for teaching and defending Calvinism.   Table…

SHARED LIFE: THE TRINITY AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD'S PEOPLE, by Donald Macleod

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin Montoya   About the Author Donald MacLeod served as professor of systematic theology at the Free Church of Scotland College in Edinburgh for more than thirty years. He is…