Hans Schwartz, who teaches at the University of Regensburg, Germany, has produced Eschatology Eerdmans). As Schwartz argues, "a denial of eschatology and of God's victory in history will lead to lifestyles that run counter to what the Bible expects from us." Paul R. House and Gregory A. Thornbury edited an interesting collection of essays in Who Will be Saved? Defending the Biblical Understanding of God, Salvation, and Evangelism (Crossway). The book actually addresses a considerable range of the most important theological issues facing the church today. Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson continue their fruitful collaborative work by editing Sin, Death, and the Devil (Eerdmans). Two of the most important thinkers in the theological world today, Braaten and Jenson have collected these essays into a volume most worthy of the preacher's reading. Similarly, Richard John Neuhaus provides genuine help to the preacher through the publication of his edited work titled The Eternal Pity: Reflections on Dying (Univ. of Notre Dame Press).

Ronald H. Nash brings keen biblical and theological analysis to When a Baby Dies: Answers to Comfort Grieving Parents (Zondervan). Nash provides amasses a wealth of argumentation to buttress his case for the salvation of those who die in infancy.

Millard J. Erickson, one of evangelicalism's premier theologians, defends the gospel of God in Making Sense of the Trinity: Three Crucial Questions (Baker). Erickson argues that the doctrine of the Trinity is fully biblical, coherent, and of enormous importance for the church today. Mark D. Futato argues that the created order testifies of the glory of God. In Creation: A Witness to the Wonder of God (Presbyterian and Reformed), Futato provides a very helpful model for preachers in demonstrating the magnificence of God as revealed in creation.

Important works on controversial issues include Catholics and Evangelicals: Do They Share a Common Future? (Paulist Press) edited by Thomas P. Rausch; Two Views of Hell: A Biblical and Theological Dialogue (InterVarsity) by Edward William Fudge and Robert A. Peterson; and Science and Christianity: Four Views (InterVarsity) edited by Richard F. Carlson.

Made in Our Image: What Shall We do With the User-Friendly God? (Multnomah) by Steven J. Lawson, pastor of Dauphin Way Baptist Church, Mobile, Alabama, demonstrates that expository preaching is deeply and inherently theological. Preachers will be encouraged by his model.

Other titles worthy of note include Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling (InterVarsity) by James W. Sire; Psychology and Christianity: Four Views (InterVarsity edited by Eric L. Johnson and Stanton L. Jones; and On Christian Theology (Blackwell Publishers) by Rowan Williams.

Finally, the challenge of so-called "open theism" represents one of the most urgent issues faced by evangelicals today. Those looking for a significant volume addressing the most critical issues will gladly turn to God's Lesser Glory: The Diminished God of Open Theism (Crossway) by Bruce A. Ware. Ware considers the entire range of issues related to this important issue. He argues: "As goes the doctrine of divine providence, so go vast portion of our entire doctrine of God and with it our conception of God's glory."