By Timothy Keller
Book Details:
ISBN: 1594483493
EAN: 9781594483493
ASIN: 1594483493
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication Date: 2009-08-04
Number of Pages: 310
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Synopsis from Amazon:
Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in manhattan urban, addresses the widespread doubts that skeptics and non-believers carry to faith. utilizing literature, philosophy, anthropology, popular culture, and highbrow reasoning, Keller explains how the assumption in a Christian God is, in truth, a valid and rational one. To precise believers he bargains an outstanding platform on which to face opposed to the backlash towards faith spawned by way of the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics he presents a difficult argument for pursuing the cause of God.
The outstanding New York Times bestseller by way of the "C.S. Lewis for the twenty first century" (Newsweek).
A New York Times bestseller humans can think in-by a "pioneer of the hot city Christians" (Christian Today magazine).
GoodReads writer Information:
Author Name: Timothy Keller (Born: 1950/01/01)
Author Description: Timothy Keller is the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in new york, which he began in 1989 together with his spouse, Kathy, and 3 younger sons. For over 20 years he has led a various congregation of younger execs that has grown to a weekly attendance of over 5,000.
He is additionally Chairman of Redeemer urban to urban, which begins new church buildings in long island and different worldwide towns, and publishes books and assets for religion in an city tradition. In over ten years they've got helped to release over 250 church buildings in forty eight towns. extra lately, Dr. Keller's books, together with the hot York instances bestselling the cause of God and The Prodigal God, have bought over 1 million copies and been translated into 15 languages.
Christianity this day has stated, "Fifty years from now, if evangelical Christians are widely recognized for his or her love of towns, their dedication to mercy and justice, and their love in their pals, Tim Keller should be remembered as a pioneer of the hot city Christians."
Dr. Keller used to be born and raised in Pennsylvania, and expert at Bucknell collage, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. He formerly served because the pastor of West Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Hopewell, Virginia, affiliate Professor of functional Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, and Director of Mercy Ministries for the Presbyterian Church in America.
Author URL: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/847789
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