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THE BONDAGE OF THE WILL, by Martin Luther (Translated by Adolph Spaeth)

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance Editor’s Note:  In honor of this “Reformation 500” anniversary year Books At a Glance is featuring a number of historic works of Reformation interest. This week we are happy to…

CREATED AND CREATING: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF CULTURE, by William Edgar

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author William Edgar is professor of apologetics and holds the John Boyer Chair of Evangelism and Culture at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the author…

THE QUESTION OF CANON: CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO IN THE NEW TESTAMENT DEBATE, by Michael Kruger

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Michael J. Kruger is the President and the Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC.    …

GREAT COMMISSION COMPANIES: THE EMERGING ROLE OF BUSINESS IN MISSIONS, by Steve Rundle and Tom Steffen

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Steve Rundle is associate professor of economics and business as mission at Biola University. He is the editor of Economic Justice in a Flat World: Christian Perspectives…

JESUS AMONG SECULAR GODS: THE COUNTERCULTURAL CLAIMS OF CHRIST, by Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Authors Ravi Zacharias is a world renowned Christian apologist, author, and teacher. Vince Vitale was educated at Princeton and Oxford, and is the director of the Zacharias…

SONS IN THE SON: THE RICHES AND REACH OF ADOPTION IN CHRIST, by David B. Garner

  A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance by Benjamin Montoya   About the Author David B. Garner, Ph.D. (Westminster Theological Seminary), is vice president of advancement and associate professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. He…

APOLOGETICS: A JUSTIFICATION OF CHRISTIAN BELIEF, by John Frame

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author John Frame is the J. D. Trimble Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando and the author of many books, including the…

BORN THIS WAY?, by J. Alan Branch

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Alan Branch, Ph.D. (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), serves as Professor of Christian Ethics at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO, since 2001. He also currently serves…

FOR THE GLORY OF GOD: RECOVERING A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP, by Daniel I. Block

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Daniel I. Block is an Old Testament professor at Wheaton College. He has authored numerous books and articles and has served on the translation committee of the…

TRUE PARADOX: HOW CHRISTIANITY MAKES SENSE OF OUR COMPLEX WORLD, by David Skeel

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author David A. Skeel Jr. is S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He has authored several books and has been…

JUSTIFICATION RECONSIDERED: RETHINKING A PAULINE THEME, by Stephen Westerholm

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance About the Author Stephen Westerholm is professor of early Christianity at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. His books include Israel’s Law and the Church’s Faith: Paul and His Recent Interpreters and Perspectives…

MAKING SENSE OF GOD: AN INVITATION TO THE SKEPTICAL, by Timothy Keller

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Tim Keller is a pastor, speaker, and author. He has written numerous books and is a very influential leader in evangelicalism.   Introduction Making Sense of God…

BIBLICAL AUTHORITY AFTER BABEL: RETRIEVING THE SOLAS IN THE SPIRIT OF MERE PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY, by Kevin J. Vanhoozer

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance   About the Author Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD, University of Cambridge), one of the world’s top theologians, is research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.…

SEALED WITH AN OATH: COVENANT IN GOD'S UNFOLDING PURPOSE, by Paul R. Williamson

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Paul R. Williamson is Lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew at Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Abraham, Israel and the Nations and…

THE WORD ENFLESHED: EXPLORING THE PERSON AND WORK OF CHRIST, by Oliver D. Crisp

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance   Author Notes Oliver D. Crisp (Ph.D., King’s College, University of London) is professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has also taught at the University of Bristol, the…

"What Did the Cross Achieve? The Logic of Penal Substitution." Chapter 2 in, IN MY PLACE CONDEMNED HE STOOD, J.I. Packer and Mark Dever

A Bonus Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance   Overview Packer’s famous essay on penal substitution deserves continued and close attention. We provide a brief “bonus” summary of it here for our members.   Summary From the outset of…