Inductive Bible Study: A Comprehensive Guide to the Practice of Hermeneutics. By David R. Bauer and Robert A. Traina. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011. Reviewed by Chris Castaldo Before anyone is prepared to work out his salvation with fear and trembling, he must understand how to study the Bible. Before one can preach, counsel, mentor, and [...]

The Hammer of God. By Bo Geirtz. Minneapolis: Augsburg Books, 2005. Reviewed by Matthew Claridge Within the past few months, the Gospel Coalition (here and here) brought to the attention of the evangelical world a work of fiction entitled The Hammer of God by Bo Giertz (1905-1998), who served as a bishop in the Lutheran [...]

By Matthew Barrett – The 40 Questions Series, edited by Ben Merkle, from Kregel is a series to invest in. Each book seeks to answer some of the most common and difficult questions on some of the most important topics in theology. The volumes not only helpful to those thinking theological already, but also for [...]

  Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith. By Douglas Groothuis. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 2011.  Reviewed by Steven Cowan Christian Apologetics is the distillation of many years of study and teaching. As the subtitle indicates, it is a thorough defense of the Christian faith, though written to serve as a textbook appropriate for [...]

Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ.  By Russell D. Moore. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011.  Reviewed by Jared Moore In Temped and Tried, Russell Moore frames the temptation of Christ within redemptive history and as the answer for the daily temptations all Christians encounter. Christ’s example is not merely our example to follow, but his [...]

  Rethinking the Trinity and Religious Pluralism: An Augustinian Assessment (Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology). By Keith E. Johnson. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2011. Reviewed by Matthew Claridge   Trinitarian theologizing is all the rave today. Trinitarian theology, of course, has always been foundational for any self-respecting Christian, but the desire to apply Trinitarian-shaped methodologies [...]

By Matthew Barrett –   How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens. By Michael Williams. Zondervan, 2012. How would the Bible read differently if we read each book in light of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ? Michael Williams argues that Christ is the central focus of each biblical book and [...]

Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? By C. John Collins. Crossway Books, 2011. Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel Attacks on the teachings of Scripture have come and gone since the outset of the Christian era, and by this point in history we are never surprised to see its critics come against it once again. But [...]