Why does God allow suffering in the world?
How could a loving God send people to Hell?
Why isn’t Christianity more inclusive?
How can one religion be “right” and the others “wrong”?
Why have so many wars been fought in the name of God?
These are just a few of the questions and doubts even ardent believers wrestle with today. As the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, Timothy Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced “doubts” skeptics bring to his church as well as the most important reasons for faith. And in The Reason for God, he addresses each doubt and explains each reason.
Keller uses literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and reasoning to explain how faith in a Christian God is a soundly rational belief, held by thoughtful people of intellectual integrity with a deep compassion for those who truly want to know the truth.
Praise for Timothy Keller and The Reason for God
"Tim Keller's ministry in New York City is leading a generation of
seekers and skeptics toward belief in God. I thank God for him."
--Billy Graham
"Keller mines material from literary classics, philosophy, anthropology,
and a multitude of other disciplines to make an intellectually compelling
case for God. Written for skeptics and the believers who love them, the book
draws on the author's encounters as a founding pastor of New York's booming
Redeemer Presbyterian Church...[‘The Reason for God’] should serve
both as a testimony of the author's encyclopedic learning and as a compelling
overview of the current debate on faith for those who doubt and for those
who want to reevaluate what they believe and why."
--Publishers Weekly
"Fifty years from now, if evangelical Christians are widely known for
their love of cities, their commitment to mercy and justice, and their love
of their neighbors, Tim Keller will be remembered as a pioneer of the new
urban Christians."
--Christianity Today magazine
"Unlike most suburban megachurches, much of Redeemer is remarkably
traditional. What is not traditional is Dr. Keller's skill in speaking the
language of his urbane audience....Observing Dr. Keller's professional pose
on stage, it is easy to understand his appeal."
--The New York Times
"With intellectual, brimstone-free sermons that manage to cite Woody
Allen alongside Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Keller draws some five thousand
young followers every Sunday. Church leaders see him as a model of how to
evangelize urban centers across the country, and Keller has helped 'plant'
fifty gospel-based Christian churches around New York plus another fifty from
San Francisco to London."
--New York magazine
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EXCLUSIVITY Tim Keller on "how can there be just one true religion?" Download |
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DOUBT David Bisgrove on "what should I do with my doubts?" Download |
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THE PRODIGAL SONS Tim Keller on why the gospel is not religion or irreligion, but something else. Download |
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READER'S GUIDE A terrific guide written by Penguin for book clubs and similar discussions. Download |
