{"id":4966,"date":"2008-03-16T20:29:43","date_gmt":"2008-03-16T20:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/03\/tim-keller-and-the-reason-for.html"},"modified":"2008-03-16T20:29:43","modified_gmt":"2008-03-16T20:29:43","slug":"tim-keller-and-the-reason-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/03\/tim-keller-and-the-reason-for.html","title":{"rendered":"Tim Keller and The Reason for God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently Tim Keller (pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian church in NYC) was at Westminster promoting his new book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/product-exec\/product_id\/5318\/nm\/The_Reason_for_God_Belief_in_an_Age_of_Skepticism_Hardcover_\">The Reason for God<\/a>.  He was interviewed during chapel by three of our professors, two from the Apologetics department Scott Oliphint and William Edgar and Douglas Green from the Old Testament department.  Keller wrote the book so that he had something to hand out to people who had questions about God (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redeemer.com\/news_and_events\/articles\/yes_i_wrote_a_book.html\">here&#8217;s<\/a> a little longer explanation).  You know the ones like:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Why is there suffering in the world? How could a loving God send people to Hell? Why isn&#8217;t Christianity more inclusive? Shouldn&#8217;t the Christian God be a god of love? How can one religion be &#8220;right&#8221; and the rest &#8220;wrong&#8221;? 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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I decided to get a copy of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/product-exec\/product_id\/5319\/nm\/The_Reason_for_God_Belief_in_an_Age_of_Skepticism_AUDIOBOOK_Audio_CD_\">CD<\/a> so that my husband could listen to it as he drove to work and I could listen to as I drove to school. I&#8217;ve been listening to it whenever I get the chance and I&#8217;ve been impressed with his answers to these questions. He&#8217;s thorough and thoughtful and I was impressed by the quality of the responses. If you have these questions, I don&#8217;t think you&#8217;ll get a better response than his.You can get a sense of what the book is about from this video of his talk at UC Berkeley, his presentation is similar to the material in the introduction (or first chapter) of his book:<object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/C9fmKSwuoDE&#038;hl=en\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/C9fmKSwuoDE&#038;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object>(<a href=\"http:\/\/theologica.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/keller-at-uc-berkeley.html\">via<\/a>)Also, <a href=\"http:\/\/sermons.redeemer.com\/store\/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&#038;category_id=29\">here<\/a> are some sermons related to the book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently Tim Keller (pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian church in NYC) was at Westminster promoting his new book, The Reason for God. 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