Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics and non-believers bring to religion. Using literature, philosophy, anthropology, pop culture, and intellectual reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. To true believers he offers a solid platform on which to stand against the backlash toward religion spawned by the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics he provides a challenging argument for pursuing the reason for God.
The remarkable New York Times bestseller by the “C.S. Lewis for the 21st century” (Newsweek).
A New York Times bestseller people can believe in-by a “pioneer of the new urban Christians” (Christian Today magazine).
An Excellent, Comprehensive Overview of the Christian Faith Let’s consider issues generally not developed by previous reviewers. Also, it’s incorrect to fault Keller for providing answers instead of raising more profound questions, as Jesus sometimes did. Note that, when the Pharisees asked Him which of seven successive husbands would be married to the woman after death, Christ didn’t ask any deeper question. He plainly told them that they were wrong, and why they were wrong, in their conception of the afterlife.”Ironically, the insistence…
Rationality, as well as beauty and respect I’m a certified member of the Tim Keller fan club. I listen to his sermons. I read everything he writes. I even belong to the Facebook fan club. Few thinkers or practitioners have influenced me more than he has. I am not the biggest fan out there, but I’m certainly a member of the club. This is dangerous, because nobody can live up to all that.But Keller isn’t the first to face the challenges of a growing profile and unrealistic expectations, and thankfully, he continues to use his…
A Must-Read for Both Believers and Skeptics There are many people I “know” primarily through their books. I read constantly and find that books allow me to understand the people who write them, especially when the author has written several books. As I read through the corpus of his writings I learn to understand how he thinks and learn to understand what he believes. Even if I have never met an author face-to-face, I often feel like I have met him in his books. Because Tim Keller has written so little, I do not know him in the way I…