I would be very careful about anything put out by IVP, if I am not mistaken it is Roman Catholic.

As to Dave Hunt, if you knew very much about him, I don't think you would have used him in your post. The man lacks credibility to say the least.
For one thing, he believes that CH Spurgeon was not a Calvinist and this is despite even some of his Arminian friends telling him otherwise.

You can find out more about Dave Hunt at the following URL:
http://www.whatloveisthis.com/home.html

Tom