Making Sense of God

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Making Sense of God An Invitation to the Skeptical, is a prequel to The Reason for God Belief in an Age of Skepticism We live in an age of skepticism Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical progress, and heartfelt emotion that it s easy to wonder Why should anyone believe in Christianity What role can faith and religion play in our modern lives In this thoughtful and inspiring new book, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller invites skeptics to consider that Christianity is relevant now than ever As human beings, we cannot live without meaning, satisfaction, freedom, identity, justice, and hope Christianity provides us with unsurpassed resources to meet these needs Written for both the ardent believer and the skeptic, Making Sense of God shines a light on the profound value and importance of Christianity in our lives. New Read eBook Making Sense of God By Timothy J. Keller – kino-fada.fr I m not big on reformed theology I m not big on apologetics, either Still, I really like Tim Keller I don t agree with everything he says, but there is much to learn from this seasoned pastor and author.Making Sense of God is an apologetic hence the subtitle An Invitation to the Skeptical Like I said, I m not big on apologetics, but Keller s approach is very generous and like his other books a pleasure to read Whatever else one can argue about Keller, he s a fantastic writer.As to the I m not big on reformed theology I m not big on apologetics, either Still, I really like Tim Keller I don t agree with everything he says, but there is much to learn from this seasoned pastor and author.Making Sense of God is an apologetic hence the subtitle A...I ve joked for a long time with my believing friends that if anyone could bring me back to Christian faith, it d be Tim Keller While I still believed, no one didto shape my worldview or open me up to further theological, cultural or philosophical exploration than he did With this book alongside some other extenuating experiences and realizations I ve been having lately I think I ve truly regained some semblance of the faith I once had Caveat it s farcautious, questioning and unce I ve joked for a long time with my believing friends that if anyone could bring me back to Christian faith, it d be Tim Keller While I still believed, no one didto shape my worldview or open me up to further theological, cultural or philosophical exploration than he did With this book alongside some other extenuating experiences and realizations I ve been having lately I think I ve truly regained some semblance of the faith I once had Caveat it s farcautious, questioning and uncertain than it ever was before I lost it, but it s enough for me to cast my lot in with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Soren Kierkegaard rather than Bertrand Russell and Richard Dawkins This is the sort of book I wishChristians passed on to their skeptical friends its author is humble, wise, aware, well studied and read, persuasive, erudite and invitational It s an impressive work even if you don t find it an ultimately convincing one There are two main reasons I think it s worthwhil...This book is such an encouragement to me as a believer to remember the riches we have in Christ, and that the Christian view of reality makes the most sense emotionally, culturally, and rationally Keller has a gentle, compelling way of communicating some profound trut...I think Making Sense of God An Invitation to the Skeptical is Keller s best work yet He has gone on record stating that Making Sense of God is a sort of prequel to his best selling The Reason for God The reason he gives for such a prequel is that he felt the need to offer a well reasoned position as to why people might or could be motivated t...The book is less about apologetics than I expected, although that element is still featured Generally, the book was up and down for me Some chapters were pretty interesting and others were much less so For me, the good parts were chapters on 1 whether it s ok to do anything you want as long as it doesn t hurt anybody, 2 whether a secular viewpoint can explain how man can be a moral animal with a conscience, 3 the author s conception of what heaven is like, and 4 the ending epilogue on w The b...Good stuff Not much that is new.Keller in so many ways serves as a gateway into high level philosophers, cultural critics, and theologians Perhaps his greatest gift as an author is making the ideas of these thought leaders accessible This book is inherently very narrow in its focus it is written for the skeptical, educated, urbane cosmopolitan personwhich is Keller s mission field.Huge portions of it will not be very relevant to someone not in that world, however Very good for me to rea Good stuff Not much that is new.Keller in so many ways serves as a gateway into high level philosophers, cultural critics, and theologians Perhaps his greatest gift as an author is making the ideas of these thought leaders accessible This book is inherently very narrow in its focus it is written for the skeptical, educated, urbane cosmopolitan personwhich is Kell...Tim Keller continues his run of well researched and readable books for the seeker with an inquiring mind with this prequel to his excellent book A Reason for God This book is a prequel because it addresses and challenges many of the background beliefs that shape the secular world view, often without overt acknowledgement, that lurk behind the given explicit reasons for not God Such background beliefs may keep secularists from even considering the Christian faith The pity is that this mi Tim Keller continues his run of well researched and readable books for the seeker with an inquiring mind with this prequel to his excellent book A Reason for God This book is a prequel because it addresses and challenges many of the background beliefs that shape the secular world view, often without overt acknowledgement, that lurk behind the given explicit reasons for not God Such background beliefs may keep secularists from even considering the Christian faith The pity is that this might also keep them from reading this book Even so, this book can equip believers who are in relationship with secularists to understand where they are coming from, and how the Gospel addresses their deepest needs, inclu...Highest rating and recommendation Not sure it would convince the most skeptical of skeptics, but the rational, well laid out arguments will surely nudge some Maybeimportantly, it can help believers to explain to skeptics why we believe what we do Worthy of multiple readings hence the 5 star rating.This book contains what I find to be the most compelling arguments for a worldview that includes the God of the Bible It spurred me on in my faith and I will use it as a regular reference.Instead a book about making sense of God, this wasan invitation to skeptics to consider why intelligent people have found the Theistic worldview to make better sense of the big philosophical questions than a secular materialistic outlook does Much of what he wrote seemed to be well articulated, and it resonated with me Though I struggle with making sense of God, the bible and in a number of ways, I am a skeptic, I still personally find the Christian worldview to be farsatisfying th Instead a book about making sense of God, this wasan...

Making Sense of God
  • 05 November 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 0525954155
  • Timothy J. Keller
  • Making Sense of God