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joshuaray's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent "prequel" to Reason for God.
Keller essentially examines whether a secular or Christian worldview makes the most sense of ideas such as justice, identity, morality, etc. Great to get you thinking in ways that will help you winsomely engage with friends/family/coworkers on these issues.
Keller essentially examines whether a secular or Christian worldview makes the most sense of ideas such as justice, identity, morality, etc. Great to get you thinking in ways that will help you winsomely engage with friends/family/coworkers on these issues.
jonnyconsequence's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
jslee1689's review against another edition
4.0
Not my favorite of Keller's books, but it provides a solid comparison of secularism and Christianity. Keller effectively demonstrates that secularism is inadequate to provide a basis for meaning, satisfaction, freedom, identity, hope, and justice. All of which are essential human life.
dajoyofit's review
1.0
Curious about the author’s claims in Chapter One, I read the Pew study he cited. After reading the Pew study the author of this book lost all his credibility.
Very disappointing!
The author’s claims in CH 1 were utterly unfounded! How could I believe anything else he claimed?
The Pew study attributes the projected increase of those “who believe in God” to population growth.
Birth rates are projected to be highest among Muslim populations and sub Sahara African Christians and Hindus. The increase in “those who believe in God” will be in new births - NOT new adult converts.
Further the Pew study estimates a drastic increase in the number of adult “non-believers”. However, birth rates among this group is the lowest worldwide.
I almost wish I hadn’t read his cited references. It truly casted a shadow over his argument. I had to stop many times and jump ahead. Inevitably I wasn’t able to shake off the fact that he’d misrepresented the “facts” and ultimately I had to stop reading.
Disappointed. I was so excited to read this book. Will never pickup anything from this author again.
Very disappointing!
The author’s claims in CH 1 were utterly unfounded! How could I believe anything else he claimed?
The Pew study attributes the projected increase of those “who believe in God” to population growth.
Birth rates are projected to be highest among Muslim populations and sub Sahara African Christians and Hindus. The increase in “those who believe in God” will be in new births - NOT new adult converts.
Further the Pew study estimates a drastic increase in the number of adult “non-believers”. However, birth rates among this group is the lowest worldwide.
I almost wish I hadn’t read his cited references. It truly casted a shadow over his argument. I had to stop many times and jump ahead. Inevitably I wasn’t able to shake off the fact that he’d misrepresented the “facts” and ultimately I had to stop reading.
Disappointed. I was so excited to read this book. Will never pickup anything from this author again.
dmg1's review
5.0
Great book for anyone
The book is easy to read and makes its points clearly. Timothy Keller definitely did his research! There are several points made in this book that are worth thinking about.
The book is easy to read and makes its points clearly. Timothy Keller definitely did his research! There are several points made in this book that are worth thinking about.
barryjensmith's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
defenders_iris's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
4.25
I've been digging more into Tim Keller's works after his unfortunate passing last year, and I've come to the conclusion that he is the Millennial's C. S. Lewis with an increased awareness of sociocultural norms and decidedly less misogyny. His approach to meet arguments head on and analyze them with a combination of logic and sources, including sources for the arguments he's arguing against, is refreshing for my scientific brain.
While I was initially skeptical at the central argument of his book, that the question of God's existence is a philosophical problem and not a scientific one, reading through the reasoning provided helped convince me of that. This book is very reachable to both a secular and Christian audience, and I would love to see a book like this discuss the topics within in comparison to other religions.
While I was initially skeptical at the central argument of his book, that the question of God's existence is a philosophical problem and not a scientific one, reading through the reasoning provided helped convince me of that. This book is very reachable to both a secular and Christian audience, and I would love to see a book like this discuss the topics within in comparison to other religions.