Timothy Keller

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Belief in an Age of Skepticism

The Reason for God

Jessie!

We cannot skip lightly over the fact that there have been injustices done by the church in the name of Christ, yet who can deny that the force of Christians' most fundamental beliefs can be a powerful impetus for peace-making in our troubled world?

Why would such an exclusive belief system lead to behavior that was so open to others? It was because Christians had within their belief system the strongest possible resource for practicing sacrificial service, generosity, and peace-making. At the very heart of their view of reality was a man who died for his enemies, praying for their forgiveness. Reflection on this could only lead to a radically different way of dealing with those who were different from them. It meant they could not act in violence and oppression toward their opponents.

God's grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior.

Only if you struggle long and hard with objections to your faith will you be able to provide grounds for your beliefs to skeptics, including yourself, that are plausible rather than ridiculous or offensive. And, just as important for our current situation, such a process will lead you, even after you come to a position of strong faith, to respect and understand those who doubt.

A person's faith can collapse almost overnight if she has failed over the years to listen patiently to her own doubts, which should only be discarded after long reflection. 

As the pastor of an inner-city church in New York City, Timothy Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced ‘doubts’ sceptics bring to his church, as well as the most important reasons for faith. 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.

Belief in an age of scepticism

Dan Radunchev

All doubts, however sceptical and cynical they may seem, are really a set of alternate beliefs.

Arguing that most Americans are members of the Christian faith, a response to promoters of science and secularism addresses key questions about suffering, exclusivity, and the belief that Christianity is the only true religion. 50,000 first printing.

Todd Luallen

I'll probably take away three things from this book. **First**, is the conviction that this book is currently one of the best books written in defense of Christianity. I loved that it has a contemporary feel, and addresses the criticisms of the modern philosophers and thinkers of our time. **Second**, this book has given me a new perspective on Hell. Keller had a short section of the book in which he discussed The Rich man and Lazarus as described in Luke 16. I have often heard Pastors and Theologians say something like "Those that are in Heaven are there because God chose them, and those that are in Hell are there because they chose it." This seems like a contradiction, but Keller (with the help of C.S. Lewis) presents a picture of those in Hell that CONTINUE to choose it. In other words, there will be no repentance in Hell, no "I wish I had chosen differently." And the **third** thing I'll take away from this book, is that Keller says people "already KNOW God exists by their thoughts and actions." Keller presents the argument that all people require that others abide by their own Moral Law, which, argues Keller, could not possibly have come about without God. A wonderful book that describes in detail The Reason For God.

Jeni Enjaian

I found this book a welcome relief for the time we live in right now. I have struggled with the fact that so many of the people who I once believed fellow brothers and sisters in Christ have started to act in hurtful ways. 
Keller digs into Scripture and presents a strong case, reassuring and much needed. I highly recommend this book.

Hugo Ahlberg

I was looking for a kind of intro to Christianity, the foundational mental models if you will.. this book was not it. It's more written as in defense of Christianity, "apologetic". I should have done more research before picking it up. If anyone reading this has better recommendations, for any of the major religions, please do share!

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Kehinde Adeleke

A New York Times bestseller people can believe in—by "a pioneer of the new urban Christians" (Christianity Today) and the "C.S. Lewis for the 21st century" (Newsweek). Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics, and even ardent believers, have about religion. Using literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and potent 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 their ground against the backlash to religion created by the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics, he provides a challenging argument for pursuing the reason for God.

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