The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

Author: Timothy Keller
Publisher: New York: Riverhead Books, 2008; 251 pages.
Category: Authority, Purpose, Society

Synopsis: “The world is polarizing over religion,” writes Dr. Timothy Keller, “It is getting both more religious and less religious at the same time” (p. x). Yet, both groups cannot be right since they have competing claims for truth and reality. Therefore, how can we know if the claims of Christianity are truthful, since they represent one of the groups in the “more religious” camp? Keller’s book makes the argument that the claims of Christ prove to be the most reasonable explanation for life, truth, and eternity by addressing common objections and defending the common proclamations of Jesus.

Value: Men of God must wrestle with ultimate questions. Time Keller provides an opportunity to do this. He allows the best arguments against Christianity to have their say in the argument, reveals how these arguments ultimately fail to succeed in their attempts, and produces a platform to strengthen the faith of believers through thoughtful explanations that are sourced in biblical teaching, logical testing, and historical happening.