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FROM EVERY PEOPLE AND NATION: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF RACE, by J. Daniel Hays

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Daniel Hays is Dean of the Pruet School of Christian Studies and Professor of Biblical Studies, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkansas. He is the co-author of Grasping…

THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING OF THE CROSS, by Leon Morris

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Leon Morris (1914–2006) was the famous New Testament scholar and Principal of Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia.   Table of Contents  Redemption  Covenant  The Blood  The…

REDEMPTION: ACCOMPLISHED AND APPLIED, by John Murray

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author John Murray was the famed professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Seminary, 1930-1968.   Table of Contents Foreword to the 2015 Edition, by Carl Trueman Preface…

CULTURE SHIFT: THE BATTLE FOR THE MORAL HEART OF AMERICA, by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance     About the Author Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. is president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also writes a popular blog and a regular commentary, available at AlbertMohler.com. He…

A CLEAR AND PRESENT WORD: THE CLARITY OF SCRIPTURE, by Mark D. Thompson

  A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance   About the Author Mark D. Thompson is Academic Dean and lecturer in theology and church history at Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia. His PhD, on Luther’s doctrine of Scripture,…

THE TRINITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLIC DOCTRINE ON THE TRIUNE GOD

  A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance Author Notes Gilles Emery, A Dominican priest of the Swiss province of Preachers, is professor of dogmatic theology at the University of Fribourg. He is an elected member of the…

GOD THE PEACEMAKER: HOW ATONEMENT BRINGS SHALOM, by Graham A. Cole

  About the Author Graham A. Cole is Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of several books and numerous articles.   Introduction This contribution to the New Studies in Biblical Theology…

WHEN I DON'T DESIRE GOD: HOW TO FIGHT FOR JOY, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author John Piper is a well-known Christian author and preacher. He served as the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church for thirty-three years. He is the founder of the ministry…

GOD IS A WARRIOR, by Tremper Longman and Daniel Reid

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Authors Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies and the chair of the Religious Studies department at Westmont College in Santa…

IS REALITY SECULAR? TESTING THE ASSUMPTIONS OF FOUR GLOBAL WORLDVIEWS, by Mary Poplin

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Mary Poplin (PhD, University of Texas) is professor of education at Claremont Graduate University in California, where she has served as director of the teacher education program and…

A NEW KIND OF APOLOGIST, edited by Sean McDowell

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Editor Sean McDowell is assistant professor of Christian apologetics at Biola University and popular speaker. His master’s degrees are in theology and philosophy and his PhD is in apologetics…

HOW TO BE AN ATHEIST: WHY MANY SKEPTICS AREN'T SKEPTICAL ENOUGH, by Mitch Stokes

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author Mitch Stokes (PhD, Notre Dame) is a senior fellow of philosophy at New St. Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho. In addition to studying philosophy under world-renowned philosopher Alvin…

GOD WITHOUT PARTS: DIVINE SIMPLICITY AND THE METAPHYSICS OF GOD'S ABSOLUTENESS, by James E. Dolezal

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author James E. Dolezal is a Research Fellow at the Craig Center for the Study of the Westminster Standards, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   Introduction The doctrine of…

YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE: THE SPIRITUAL POWER OF HABIT, by James K. A. Smith

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance Author Notes James K.A. Smith (Ph.D., Villanova University) is professor of philosophy at Calvin College, where he also holds the Gary and Henrietta Myker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology and Worldview.…

DESIRING GOD: MEDITATIONS OF A CHRISTIAN HEDONIST, 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author John Piper is a well-known Christian author and preacher. He served as the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church for thirty-three years. He is the founder of the ministry…

GOD'S GRAND DESIGN: THE THEOLOGICAL VISION OF JONATHAN EDWARDS, by Sean Michael Lucas

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance About the Author Sean Michael Lucas (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is senior minister at First Presbyterian Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the author of several books. He previously taught at Covenant…