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The Reason for God: Belief In An Age Of Skepticism

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The Reason for God: Belief In An Age Of Skepticism

by Timothy Keller

Penguin Group USA, Inc | March 1, 2008 | Hardcover

The End of Faith. The God Delusion. God Is Not Great. Letter to a Christian Nation. Bestseller lists are filled with doubters. But what happens when you actually doubt your doubts?

Although a vocal minority continues to attack the Christian faith, for most Americans, faith is a large part of their lives: 86 percent of Americans refer to themselves as religious, and 75 percent of all Americans consider themselves Christians. So how should they respond to these passionate, learned, and persuasive books that promote science and secularism over religion and faith? For years, Tim Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced ?doubts? skeptics bring to his Manhattan church. And in The Reason for God, he single-handedly dismantles each of them. Written with atheists, agnostics, and skeptics in mind, Keller also provides an intelligent platform on which true believers can stand their ground when bombarded by the backlash. The Reason for God challenges such ideology at its core and points to the true path and purpose of Christianity.

Why is there suffering in the world? How could a loving God send people to Hell? Why isn?t Christianity more inclusive? Shouldn?t the Christian God be a god of love? How can one religion be ?right? and the rest ?wrong?? Why have so many wars been fought in the name of God? These are just a few of the questions even ardent believers wrestle with today. In this book, Tim Keller uses literature, philosophy, real-life conversations and reasoning, and even pop culture 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.

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    While I applaud Mr. Keller's attempts to try and reason the absoulte truth of the Christian Religion, his arguments can be found in almost all Christian Apologetics since 33 AD...

    The first part of his book is dedicated to trying to reason away such common charges against Christanity, such as "It is arrogant for Christian to claim to be the only true religion". He refutes this claim by essentially trying too catch those who make such comments as being hypocritical., i.e. "Its is arrogant to make such a claim as, it is arrogant for Christians to clam to be the only true religion". This is cicrular logic and tautological reaoning if I've ever read it.... The entire book follows along similar lines.

    He fails for two reasons; his circular reasoning and his critic of 'soft ball' questions. Instead of refuting a charge like "Christanity is not the only true religion", he takes a softball aproach, "It is arrogant to claim that Christanity id the only true religion."

    I'd read C.S. Lewis any day over this author

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The End of Faith. The God Delusion. God Is Not Great. Letter to a Christian Nation. Bestseller lists are filled with doubters. But what happens when you actually doubt your doubts?

Although a vocal minority continues to attack the Christian faith, for most Americans, faith is a large part of their lives: 86 percent of Americans refer to themselves as religious, and 75 percent of all Americans consider themselves Christians. So how should they respond to these passionate, learned, and persuasive books that promote science and secularism over religion and faith? For years, Tim Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced ?doubts? skeptics bring to his Manhattan church. And in The Reason for God, he single-handedly dismantles each of them. Written with atheists, agnostics, and skeptics in mind, Keller also provides an intelligent platform on which true believers can stand their ground when bombarded by the backlash. The Reason for God challenges such ideology at its core and points to the true path and purpose of Christianity.

Why is there suffering in the world? How could a loving God send people to Hell? Why isn?t Christianity more inclusive? Shouldn?t the Christian God be a god of love? How can one religion be ?right? and the rest ?wrong?? Why have so many wars been fought in the name of God? These are just a few of the questions even ardent believers wrestle with today. In this book, Tim Keller uses literature, philosophy, real-life conversations and reasoning, and even pop culture 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.

About the Author

As the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, Tim Keller started his congregation with a few dozen people. It now draws over five thousand weekly attendees who meet in three Manhattan locations. Redeemer has since spawned a movement of churches across America and throughout major world cities. Many pastors model their churches on Redeemer and Tim?s thoughtful style of preaching.

Hardcover

320 Pages, 6.26 x 9.26 x 1.12 in

March 1, 2008

Penguin Group USA, Inc

English


0525950494
9780525950493

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