Power and poverty Dewi HughesIVP; 256 pages; £14.99; ISBN: 978-1-84474-312 4 Authored by the Theological Advisor for Tearfund, this book is a major work aiming to give a biblical understanding of, and Christian responses to, the desperate poverty so many experience. He…
365 days with Calvin Ed. Joel R. BeekeDay One Publications (jointly with Reformation Heritage)397 pages; £12.00; ISBN: 978-1846251146 Celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin (1509-1564), it is good to see the publication of new books about and selections…
ESV Study Bible Crossway2,776 pages; £39.99; ISBN: 978-1433502415 This Study Bible, based on the ESV text first published in 2001, has been created by a team of 95 evangelical scholars and is intended to help people gain a better and deeper understanding…
Such a great salvation Alan StibbsChristian Focus (Mentor)316 pages; £11.99; ISBN: 978-1-84550-423-6 To read these essays by the late Alan Stibbs was for me akin to a refresher course. They had the effect of bringing me back to the early sixties, when…
Great gospel words Colin N. PeckhamDay One Publications; 120 pages; £6.00ISBN: 978-1846251382 I wish I could heartily recommend this book, for there is much that is good in it. Dr Peckham takes us through five 'great gospel words' - salvation, repentance, justification,…
The New Testament as literature – a very short introductionKyle KeeferOxford University Press; 114 pages; £7.99ISBN: 978-0195300208 This is one of a series of 'very short introductions' to subjects as diverse as anarchism, dreaming, Kafka, music and schizophrenia! Its author is…
God's light on dark clouds Theodore L. CuylerBanner of Truth; 134 pages; £5.00; ISBN: 978-1848710238 This little gem was a best-seller when first published in 1882. The author was a pastor in New York who was bereaved of three children - two…
Make your church's money work John TempleDay One Publications; 90 pages; £5.00; ISBN: 978-1846251504 The wise handling of our own money is a challenge which we face daily, but the responsibility of handling wisely monies given to the church often weighs far…
The preaching of Jonathan Edwards John CarrickBanner of Truth465 pages; £17.00ISBN: 978-0851519838 Jonathan Edwards has received a vast amount of scholarly attention in recent years. In Dr Carrick's book it is specifically Edwards' preaching that comes under the microscope. It receives a…
Christianity victorious - winning the war on spiritual terror Roy MohonTruthzone; 156 pages; £8.50; ISBN: 978-0954633035 This is an unusual and stimulating book. It explores tactics used by Satan in his unrelenting warfare against the Lord and the 'seed of the woman',…
From grief to glory James W. BruceBanner of Truth214 pages; £6.25; ISBN: 978-0851519968 The book has a prologue and an epilogue. The main text between consists of three parts entitled 'The angel of death', 'The valley of weeping' and 'The path…
Isaiah: Volume 1 John L. MackayEvangelical Press; 864 pages; £29.95; ISBN: 978-0852346563 This truly magnificent book, in the EP Study Commentary series, is everything a commentary should be. It begins with a very useful introduction to Isaiah as a whole and ends…