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ENGAGING WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT: REAL QUESTIONS, PRACTICAL ANSWERS, by Graham A. Cole

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Graham A. Cole is Anglican Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School. An ordained Anglican minister, he has served in two parishes and was formerly the principal of Ridley…

Summary of WE CANNOT BE SILENT: SPEAKING TRUTH TO A CULTURE REDEFINING SEX, MARRIAGE AND VERY MEANING OF RIGHT AND WRONG, by R. Albert Mohler

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author R. Albert Mohler Jr. is president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Joseph Emerson Brown Professor of Christian Theology. Dr. Mohler can be heard on The Briefing a daily…

Summary of GOD THE REASON: HOW INFINITIVE EXCELLENCE GIVES UNBREAKABLE FAITH, by Craig Biehl

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Craig Biehl (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the author of The Infinite Merit of Christ: The Glory of Christ’s Obedience in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards; Reading Religious…

THIS MOMENTARY MARRIAGE: A PARABLE OF PERMANENCE, by John Piper

About the Author John Piper (DTheol, University of Munich) is the founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and the chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for 33 years as the senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota,…

PERSPECTIVES ON ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH: 4 VIEWS, edited by Chad O. Brand

About the Editor Chad O. Brand has served as a pastor and has taught theology and church history for more than twenty years at three Baptist colleges and seminaries. Introduction This book presents four perspectives on the relationship between Israel…

WARRANTED CHRISTIAN BELIEF, by Alvin Plantinga

About the Author Alvin Plantinga is one of the most influential philosophers of the past half century. He is John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame. His work has focused on the knowledge and existence of God, as…

PREACHING: COMMUNICATING FAITH IN AN AGE OF SKEPTICISM, by Timothy Keller

Author Notes Timothy Keller is the founder and senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. He is the author of many best selling titles on apologetics, evangelism, pastoral ministry, and spirituality. Brief Summary Author-pastor Timothy Keller offers…

THE PROBLEM OF PAIN, by C. S. Lewis

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author C. S. Lewis was one of the most influential writers of Christian literature in the 20th Century. His works sell more copies today than ever before. Lewis’ writings…

A Summary of GOD'S KINGDOM THROUGH GOD'S COVENANTS: A CONCISE BIBLICAL THEOLOGY, by Peter J. Gentry and Stephen J. Wellum

About the Authors Peter J. Gentry (PhD, University of Toronto) is professor of Old Testament interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and director of the Hexapla Institute. Stephen J. Wellum (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of Christian…

THE ROAD TO SERFDOM: TEXT AND DOCUMENTS, by Friedrich A. von Hayek

Friedrich A. von Hayek was a young economist from Vienna who joined the London School of Economics in 1932, where he remained until after World War II. Hayek experienced the move from socialism to totalitarianism in Germany and the economic…

Summary of GOD'S EQUAL: WHAT CAN WE KNOW ABOUT JESUS' SELF-UNDERSTANDING IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS? by Sigurd Grindheim

About the Author Sigurd Grindheim teaches New Testament at Fjellhaug International University College, Norway.   Introduction This book is a scholarly study that examines the Synoptic Gospels to determine what Jesus thought about his own identity and nature. Grindheim argues…

WRESTLING THE ANGEL: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MORMON THOUGHT: COSMOS, GOD, HUMANITY, by Terryl L. Givens

A Summary-Review by Michael John Plato   Mormons on the March Recently Mormonism have been strangely, well … hot. At least so far as the media is concerned. There has been a successful musical (The Book of Mormon), there have…

COUNTERFEIT GODS: THE EMPTY PROMISES OF MONEY, SEX, AND POWER, AND THE ONLY HOPE THAT MATTERS, by Tim Keller

About the Author Timothy Keller is the pastor of the Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. He is the author of numerous books and is a popular speaker and Christian leader.   Introduction In this book Timothy Keller exposes the idols…

THE GOD OF MIRACLES: AN EXEGETICAL EXAMINATION OF GOD'S ACTION IN THE WORLD, by C. John Collins

About the Author C. John Collins is a renowned teacher and author who has studied extensively in the areas of linguistics, biblical studies, and the relationship between science and faith.   Introduction In this book C. John Collins examines the…

Summary of DID GOD REALLY SAY? AFFIRMING THE TRUTHFULNESS AND TRUSTWORTHINESS OF SCRIPTURE, edited by David Garner

About the Editor David B. Garner (Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia.   Overview In this volume, faculty members from three Reformed seminaries come together to expound and defend the orthodox…

Summary of WHAT DOES THE BIBLE REALLY TEACH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY, by Kevin DeYoung

About the Author Kevin DeYoung (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. He blogs at the Gospel Coalition and has authored or coauthored numerous books such as The Hole in Our Holiness,…