ISBN: 9781594483493
Editorial: Penguin
Autor: Keller, Timothy
Año de edición: 2009
N° Paginas: 310
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: 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. Críticas "It is easy to understand [Timothy Keller's] appeal." -The New York Times"In a flood of bestsellers by skeptics and atheists...Keller stands out as an effective counterpoint and defender of the faith. The Reason for God makes a tight, accessible case for reasoned religious belief." -The Washington Post "It's a provocative premise, in pursuit of which Keller...takes on nonbelievers from evolutionary biologists to the recent rash of atheist authors." -The Boston Globe "Reverend Tim Keller [is] a Manhattan institution, one of those open urban secrets, like your favorite dim sum place, with a following so ardent and so fast-growing that he has never thought to advertise." -New York magazine "An intellectually compelling case for God." -Publishers Weekly "I thank God for him." -Billy Graham Biografía del autor Timothy Keller was born and raised in Pennsylvania and educated at Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. His first pastorate was in Hopewell, Virginia. In 1989 he started Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City with his wife, Kathy, and their three sons. Today, Redeemer has nearly six thousand regular Sunday attendees and has helped to start more than three hundred new churches around the world. He is the author of The Songs of Jesus, Prayer, Encounters with Jesus, Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering, Every Good Endeavor, and The Meaning of Marriage, among others, including the perennial bestsellers The Reason for God and The Prodigal God. Extracto. © Reimpreso con autorización. Reservados todos los derechos. THE REASON FOR GODTHE REASON FOR GODCONTENTSIntroductionPART 1: THE LEAP OF DOUBTONEThere Can’t Be Just One True ReligionTWOHow Could a Good God Allow Suffering?THREEChristianity Is a StraitjacketFOURThe Church Is Responsible for So Much InjusticeFIVEHow Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?SIXScience Has Disproved ChristianitySEVENYou Can’t Take the Bible Literally[Intermission 115]PART 2: THE REASONS FOR FAITHEIGHTThe Clues of GodNINEThe Knowledge of GodTENThe Problem of SinELEVENReligion and the GospelTWELVEThe (True) Story of the CrossTHIRTEENThe Reality of the ResurrectionFOURTEENThe Dance of GodEpilogue: Where Do We Go from Here?AcknowledgmentsNotesIndexAbout the AuthorINTRODUCTIONI find your lack of faith—disturbing.—Darth VaderThe Enemies Are Both RightThere is a great gulf today between what is popularly known as liberalism and conservatism. Each side demands that you not only disagree with but disdain the other as (at best) crazy or (at worst) evil. This is particularly true when religion is the point at issue. Progressives cry out that fundamentalism is growing rapidly and nonbelief is stigmatized. They point out that politics has turned toward the right, supported by mega-churches and mobilized orthodox believers. Conservatives endlessly denounce what they see as an increasingly skeptical and relativistic society. Major universities, media companies, and elite institutions are heavily secular, they say, and they control the culture.Which is it? Is skepticism or faith on the ascendancy in the world today? The answer i
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Keller, Timothy
- Editorial: Penguin
- N° Paginas: 310
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
