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Upcoming April and May Releases

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Here is the list of our upcoming books that will be released in April and May.

APRIL

Give Them Truth: Teaching Eternal Truths to Young Minds by Starr Meade

224 pages | List Price: $14.99 | Paperback

Summary: How do you prepare your kids for life’s ups and downs? How do you push back the harmful messages of our culture? How do you help your kids get to know God?

Starr Meade encourages parents to impart a robust theology to their children, a firm knowledge of God that will prepare them for whatever life has in store. When we impart the eternal truths of Scripture to our children, we give them something to love and live by.

Like math and science, reading and grammar, piano lessons and soccer practice, God’s Word takes time to learn and understand. Where do parents and teachers begin? Here is a resource that will guide you and your children into the core doctrines of the Christian faith. Along the way, you will find that teaching your kids about God deepens your own understanding. It’s never to late to learn, so jump with them headfirst into the biblical and doctrinal knowledge they need.

The New Man: Becoming a Man After God’s Heart by Daniel M. Doriani

320 pages | List Price: $14.99 | Paperback

Summary: Dan Doriani understands the challenges of being a man, and he knows you don’t need more man-made lists to excel as a husband, father, or leader. The new man in Christ is shaped by knowing God through his Word, because the way of a godly man is the way of his God.

With a focus on honing character rather than following techniques, Doriani seeks out the biblical pattern for masculinity that transcends culture. Discover how you can reflect God’s character in marriage, friendships, wealth, work, fitness, play, and more. You won’t find checklists for self-improvement (or three ways to grill a steak), but you will find clarity, insight, honesty, encouragement, and freedom in the Man who is ultimately our Savior, not just our example. You’ll even find ideas for games to play with your kids!

Each chapter includes questions for group study or discussion with spouses. This is a revised and expanded edition of The Life of a God-Made Man (Crossway, 2001).

Piety: The Heartbeat of Reformed Theology by Joel R. Beeke

40 pages | List Price: $4.99 | Booklet

Summary: When was the last time you thought about being pious? The word tends to make us think of having a “holier-than-thou” attitude. But this negative view strays far from piety’s beginnings. Joel Beeke reclaims the Reformers’ vision for an attractive piety rooted in the knowledge of God and our union with Christ. Focusing on both mind and soul, he offers practical ways to cultivate a vibrant piety, helping you grow in Christlikeness and in your reverence and love for God. Bring harmony between your doctrine and practice, and bring glory to God as he cultivates the fruit of the Spirit in your life.

The Heart of the Gospel: God’s Son Given for You by Sinclair B. Ferguson

24 pages | List Price: $4.99 | Booklet

Summary: How do we know that God always does what is best for us? Focusing on Romans 8:32, Sinclair Ferguson points us to the heavenly Father who refused to spare his own Son—and the Son who was obedient in atoning in our place for our sins. If this is who God is, we can confidently say he is for us.

No Adam, No Gospel: Adam and the History of Redemption
by Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

32 pages | List Price: $4.99 | Booklet

Summary: Doubts and denials swarm the biblical teaching that humans descend from an historical pair, Adam and Eve. Christians who entertain these doubts also claim they are compatible with Christian commitment. But is that possible? Richard Gaffin shows how these denials actually undermine the entire history of redemption taught in Scripture. With no Adam, there is no gospel.

MAY

George Whitefield: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought by James L. Schwenk

224 pages (estimate) | List Price: $14.99 | Paperback |
Series: Guided Tour of Church History

 

Summary: James L. Schwenk writes on the life of the most significant traveling preacher in North America’s Great Awakening and one of the most important in Britain’s eighteenth-century revival, George Whitefield. This is a concise biography on Whitefield’s life from his early childhood in Gloucester, England, to his conversion at Oxford University through the influence of Charles Wesley, to his many missionary travels throughout the American colonies, to his death in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Schwenk completes the picture with writings from original sources—including Whitefield’s friends and contemporaries such as John Wesley and Benjamin Franklin—and excerpts from Whitefield’s writings. Includes correspondence with John Wesley and three full-length sermons.

Walking with Jesus through His Word: Discovering Christ in All the Scriptures
by Dennis E. Johnson

320 pages (estimate) | List Price: $16.99 | Paperback

Summary: What connects the whole Bible into one purposeful story?

Dennis Johnson takes readers of the Bible on a journey of discovery through the Old and New Testaments, pointing out a network of trails in the text. These are recurring themes that link different parts of the Bible to Jesus the Christ, the fulfiller of God’s promises and redeemer of God’s people.

Dennis emphasizes how each biblical passage must be read in its close and canonical contexts, revealing the Bible’s identity as a book about a relationship—the covenant between God and his people. This helps us to see Christ and his mission as a pattern that emerges naturally throughout the tapestry of Scripture.

God embedded in Israel’s history events, individuals, institutions, and offices that foreshadowed Christ, his saving work, and his church. Those landmarks point the way to Jesus, who reveals the Father, reconciles us by his sacrifice, and rules us by his Word and Spirit.

Hammer of the Huguenots by Douglas Bond

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240 pages (estimate) | List Price: $11.99 | Paperback | Series: Heroes & History

Summary: Philippe, an orphan shipwright apprentice in sixteenth-century France, is perplexed by the intense religious conflict raging about him. While his friends Maurice and Sophie cling to the good news proclaimed by the church Reformers, Philippe has not yet been persuaded to abandon the teachings of the state church in which he was raised. The gospel sounds liberating at times, but can he risk believing when persecution and bloodshed inevitably follow? As Huguenot communities are massacred and full-scale warfare breaks over France, Philippe must decide once and for all where his loyalties lie. The choices he and his friends make in these violent times may cost them everything.

Theological Fitness: Why We Need a Fighting Faith by Aimee Byrd

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192 pages (estimate) | List Price: $12.99 | Paperback

Summary: Your spiritual life should be a battle! The writer of Hebrews tells us to “hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering” (10:23 ESV). What (and whom) do we need to meet this challenge? How does simply “holding fast” turn into such a workout of faith? Author and blogger Aimee Byrd invites us to join her in some “theological fitness” training as she unpacks our call to perseverance and explores the great metaphor that physical fitness lends to theology. Learn about the “fighting grace” God has given us, and discover how we are equipped to live lives of obedience even amidst the suffering and irritations of ordinary life.

The Flow of the Psalms: Discovering Their Structure and Theology
by O. Palmer Robertson

304 pages (estimate) | List Price: $21.99 | Paperback

Summary: For centuries the book of Psalms has been read as a random collection of individual poems with no discernible pattern of intentional arrangement.  Augustine referred to the organization of the psalms as a “mighty mystery”. Recent Old Testament studies insist that each psalm is not to be interpreted in view of its position in the overall book or by the psalms that border it. Yet O. Palmer Robertson shows that there is a clear redemptive-historical progression that develops throughout the five books of the psalms. In addition, structural elements such as the placement of acrostic psalms, strategic couplings of a Messianic psalm with a Torah psalm, and the grouping of psalms by topics indicate an intentional structuring. The uncovering of these various elements enables the lover of the psalms to get a grasp on the whole of the Psalter along with a fuller appreciation of each individual psalm.

BOOK HIGHLIGHT – The Pauline Eschatology by Geerhardus Vos

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The Pauline Eschatology by Geerhardus Vos

384 pages | Direct Price: $19.99 $15.00 | Paperback | First Published by Princeton University Press in 1930 | Reprinted by P&R in 1994

Summary: The foreword describes this book as “a classic of unprecedented insight into the structure of Paul’s theology.” Vos’s basic thesis is that to unfold Paul’s eschatology is to set forth his theology as a whole, not just his teaching on Christ’s return. The author discusses the structure of Paul’s eschatology, the interaction between his eschatology and his soteriology, and the religious and ethical motivation of his eschatology. This volume also discusses the coming of the Lord and its precursors, the man of sin, the resurrection, chiliasm, the judgment, and the eternal state. The Pauline Eschatology, originally published in 1930, includes a bibliography and an appendix on the eschatology of the Psalter.

About the Author:

Geerhardus Vos (1862-1949) was born in the Netherlands and emigrated to the USA in 1881. He earned degrees from Calvin Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the University of Strasbourg (PhD in Arabic). In 1894 he was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in the USA. Before beginning a thirty-nine year tenure on Princeton’s faculty, he was professor of systematic and exegetical theology at Calvin for five years.

Other Books by this Author:

596 pages | Direct Price: $39.99 $25.50 | Hardcover

302 pages | Direct Price: $14.99 $11.50 | Paperback

280 pages | Direct Price: $29.99 $22.50 | Hardcover

186 pages | Direct Price: $12.99 $10.00 | Paperback

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Our mis­sion is to serve Christ and his church by pro­duc­ing clear, engag­ing, fresh, and insight­ful appli­ca­tions of Reformed theology.

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NEW RELEASE – Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace, Second Edition by Iain M. Duguid

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Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace, Second Edition: The Gospel in the Lives of Isaac & Jacob by Iain M. Duguid

192 page | List Price: $14.99 | Series: Gospel According to the Old Testament

Summary: Isaac and Jacob’s lives were sinful and messy—but God still used them. This encouraging study shows us that the gospel is victorious through God’s grace, not our flawed efforts.

About the Author:

Duguid_IainIain M. Duguid (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. He has written numerous works of biblical exposition, including Daniel and Esther & Ruth in the Reformed Expository Commentary series, Ezekiel in the NIV Application Commentary series, and Numbers in the Preaching the Word series.

About the Series:

The Gospel According to the Old Testament series illuminates the good news of our Savior in the Old Testament books. Here you will find thoughtful, Christ-focused theology at an accessible level. These volumes are written primarily for pastors and laypeople, not scholars. They are designed in the first instance to serve the church, not the academy.

What Others Say About This Series: 

“Writ­ten at a thought­ful but pop­u­lar level.” — D. A. Carson

“Like manna in the desert.” — Sin­clair Ferguson

“A tremen­dous resource.” — Tim Keller

“An impor­tant series.” — Philip Gra­ham Ryken

Other Books in The Gospel According to the Old Testament Series:

Our mis­sion is to serve Christ and his church by pro­duc­ing clear, engag­ing, fresh, and insight­ful appli­ca­tions of Reformed theology.

NEW RELEASE – Computer Science by Jonathan R. Stoddard

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Computer Science: Discovering God’s Glory in Ones and Zeros
by Jonathan R. Stoddard

32 pages | List Price: $4.99 | Booklet

Summary: What does computer programming have to do with God? Jonathan Stoddard shows how computing transcends computers themselves and finds its source in the God who speaks the world into existence. The way programmers write code gives them a unique insight into God’s all-powerful word. In fact, programmers image God when they use words to accomplish specific tasks in an orderly fashion. Like God, they can make their code beautiful in how effectively it carries out the task (and avoids crashing!). Many books dealing with religion and computer science start with computers and make the jump to God, inferring that God is like a computer. Stoddard argues that computer science is only possible because of a covenantal God, and that God’s attributes are what inform the nature of computer programming. Discover how constructing software can glorify God and unveil more of his character.

About the Author:

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Jonathan R. Stoddard is Assistant Pastor at Jordan Presbyterian Church in Utah. He received his B.A. in Information and Computer Science from Covenant College and his M.Div from Westminster Theological Seminary.

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What Others Say About This Booklet:

“Computer science and information technology have become more and more important in our world, and we greatly need the distinctively Christian vision of the subject that Mr. Stoddard offers. Highly recommended.”

— Vern Poythress, Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Editor of the Westminster Theological Journal, Westminster Theological Seminary

Our mis­sion is to serve Christ and his church by pro­duc­ing clear, engag­ing, fresh, and insight­ful appli­ca­tions of Reformed theology.

Author Interview with John Frame

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This week’s author interview is with John Frame. He is the author of the following 14 P&R titles including the A Theology of Lordship series and Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief.

Frame, John

  • Question #1 – Tell us a little bit about yourself: where you’re from, family, job, personal interests, unique hobbies, what you do in your spare time, etc.

I was born in Pittsburgh in 1939. Dad was a labor negotiator with Westinghouse Electric, Mom a homemaker. Oldest of four siblings. In my early teens, God led me to follow Jesus. I’ve taught theology since 1968, first at Westminster/Phila (1968-80), then at Westminster/California (1980-2000), and since then at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. I’m a “teaching elder” in Central Florida Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of America. I have been a church pianist, organist, worship leader and choir director from time to time. My wife Mary and I have five children. My spare time is mostly spent in writing books and articles, but I enjoy films and news media.

 

  • Question #2 – When did you first want to write a book?

In the 1970s I produced a lot of lecture outlines and study guides for the courses I taught. Releasing these in book form seemed like the next logical step. A number of people, including some at P&R, encouraged me, and my The Doctrine of the Knowledge of God appeared in 1987. But throughout my adult life I have felt that theological books are an important ministry. It was the books of Van Til, Murray, and Young that led me to study at Westminster in 1961.

 

  • Question #3 – Which writers inspire you?

Abraham Kuyper, Herman Bavinck, B. B. Warfield, J. Gresham Machen, C. S. Lewis, Cornelius Van Til, John Murray, Vern Poythress.

 

  • Question #4 – Have you always enjoyed writing?

Yes, since high school or so. Of course, writing is hard work. But completing a book and seeing it released is one of my greatest pleasures.

 

  • Question #5 – What inspired you to write your upcoming book, History of Western Philosophy and Theology?

Like most of my books, History of Western Philosophy and Theology is an expansion of my course lectures. I felt a need for a book that treated the subject comprehensively and with an explicitly Christian evaluation.

 

  • Question #6 – Do you have a specific spot where you enjoy writing most?

In front of my office computer.

 

  • Question #7 – What book are you reading now?

Peter Jones, The Other Worldview, to be published by Lexham Press.

 

  • Question #8 – Other than the Bible, do you have a favorite book?

Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism.

 

  • Question #9 – Favorite food?

Lobster.

 

  • Question #10 – Favorite flavor of ice cream?

Pistachio.

 

  • Question #11 – Favorite animal?

Welsh Corgi dog (we’ve had several as pets over the years.)

 

  • Question #12 – If you have a favorite book of the Bible, what is it and why?

First Corinthians: it deals with many subjects I’m interested in: epistemology, church discipline, ethics, worship, apologetics.

 P&R titles by John Frame:

A Theology of Lordship Series

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