Faith and Understanding (Reason & Religion): (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company) Publisher's Comments: Beginning with Augustine, philosophers and theologians have felt it necessary not only to cogently articulate the content of the Christian faith but also to defend philosophically the reasonableness of faith itself. Faith and Understanding is the first book... Details...

Faith with Reason: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Paul Helm investigates what religious faith is and what makes it reasonable. While religious beliefs need to stand up to philosophical scrutiny just like other beliefs, religious epistemology must respect the distinctiveness of their subject-matter. Helm ar... Details...

First the Antichrist: Why Christ Won't Come Before the Antichrist Does: (Baker Books) Publisher's Comments: This book rejects the notion that the Bible teaches an escape route for Christians, sparing them from tribulation. The idea of a so-called pretrib rapture, the author says, arose late, and flies in the face of Scripture, representing mere wishful thinking. Details...

First Theology: God, Scripture & Hermeneutics: (IVP) Publisher's Comments: This is a book on theological hermeneutics. It is a plea for being hermeneutical about theology and for being theological about hermeneutics. It is an argument for treating the questions of God, Scripture and hermeneutics as one problem. This one problem def... Details...

Five Views on Apologetics (Counterpoints): (Zondervan) Publisher's Comments: The goal of apologetics is to persuasively answer honest objections that keep people from faith in Jesus Christ. But of several apologetic approaches, which is most effective? Five Views on Apologetics examines the “how-to” of apologetics, puttin... Details...

Five Views on Law and Gospel (Counterpoints): (Zondervan) Publisher's Comments: This book explores five major approaches to the relationship between the law and the Gospel, each author presenting his particular perspective on the issue and responding to the other four. Details...

Five Views on Sanctification (Counterpoints): (Zondervan) Publisher's Comments: Representatives of five major Protestant perspectives join in this book to present their views on sanctification. Details...

Foundations of the Christian Faith: A Comprehensive and Readable Theology Rev., 2nd ed. (Master Reference Collection): (InterVarsity Press) Publisher's Comments: In one systematic volume, James Boice provides a readable overview of Christian theology. Students and pastors will both benefit from this rich source that covers all of the major doctrines of Christianity. Boice served as president of the Alliance of Confe... Details...

Four Views on Eternal Security (Counterpoints): (Zondervan) Publisher's Comments: In this book, four writers explain and defend their approaches to perseverance in salvation from the vantage point of Classical Calvinism, Moderate Calvinism, Reformed Arminianism, and Wesleyan-Arminianism, and each writer responds to the other views. Details...

Four Views on Hell (Counterpoints): (Zondervan) Publisher's Comments: Four views on what the Scriptures contain regarding the nature of hell are presented in this guide to widely debated biblical interpretation. Details...