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PAUL AS PASTOR, edited by Brian S. Rosner, Andrew S. Malone, and Trevor J. Burke

A “Bonus” Book Summary from Books At a Glance    From the Preface There are good reasons to focus on Paul’s work as a pastor. If Paul is an apostle, it is with the purpose of bringing Gentiles into full…

THE SCANDAL OF THE EVANGELICAL MIND, by Mark A. Noll

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Mark A. Noll is the Francis A. McAnaney Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. He has written many influential books…

ALL THINGS FOR GOOD, by Thomas Watson

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. Watson’s original work was first published in 1663.   Table of Contents 1…

CHRISTIAN LOVE, by Hugh Binning

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents 1 Love and Self-Love 2 The Excellence of Christian Love 3 Motives to Christian Love 4 Christian Love in Practice 5 Humility and Meekness…

THE HEARTBEAT OF OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY: THREE CREEDAL EXPRESSIONS, by Mark J. Boda

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya, PhD   About the Author Mark J. Boda (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. He is the…

"DASHING THE LITTLE ONES AGAINST THE ROCK," by Howard Osgood in THE PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, VOLUME 1

A Brief Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Many interpreters have been shocked by the words in Psalm 137, “Happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be…

THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, VOLUME 4: CONFESSIONS OF THE FLESH, by Michel Foucault

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Michel Foucault is one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th Century. His iconoclastic studies have had an enormous impact on the social…

COMFORT FOR CHRISTIANS, by A. 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.   Summary…

THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, VOLUME 3: THE CARE OF THE SELF, by Michel Foucault

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Michel Foucault is one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th Century. His iconoclastic studies have had an enormous impact on the social…

IMPERFECT REFLECTIONS: THE ART OF CHRISTIAN JOURNALING, by Kirsten Birkett

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance  by Kirsten Birkett    About the Author  Kirsten Birkett taught ethics, philosophy, and pastoral care at Oak Hill Theological College before moving into church ministry at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Hadley…

THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, VOLUME 2: THE USE OF PLEASURE, by Michel Foucault

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Michel Foucault is one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th Century. His iconoclastic studies have had an enormous impact on the social…

CHRISTIAN COUNTERMOVES IN A DECADENT CULTURE, by Carl F. H. Henry

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya, PhD   About the Author CARL F. H. HENRY is widely recognized as a foremost thinker, educator, author, and theologian of the twentieth century. He held the…

THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, VOLUME 1: AN INTRODUCTION, by Michel Foucault

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Michel Foucault is one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th Century. His iconoclastic studies have had an enormous impact on the social…

STRANGE NEW WORLD: HOW THINKERS AND ACTIVISTS REDEFINED IDENTITY AND SPARKED THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION, by Carl R. Trueman

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Author Carl Trueman is professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College. For many years he taught at Westminster Seminary. Trueman is the…

THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN AMERICA, by H. Richard Niebuhr

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author H. Richard Niebuhr was one of the most influential American Protestant theologians of the 20th century and a legendary professor at Yale who…

THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY: COVENANTS

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   Editor’s Note: In this “bonus” we highlight the Spring, 2022, edition of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Stephen J. Wellum, editor. This issue highlighted the role of the covenants…