''The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism'' (2008) is a book and DVD on

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by Timothy J. Keller, a scholar and founding

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of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City.

Book

''The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism'' deals with objections to Christian belief in Part 1, "The Leap of Doubt". Skeptical authors cited include J. L. Mackie, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett,

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, and

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. It invokes ''critical rationality'' or ''critical rationalism'' at "Intermission" as a method of stating arguments for God and belief in Part 2, "The Reasons for Faith". In the book, Keller draws from diverse sources, including the

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, Stephen Jay Gould,

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, Annie Dillard,

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, Jonathan Edwards, Søren Kierkegaard, and

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. The book received awards from ''

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'' magazine.

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, June 28, 2008.
Anti-moralist Christianity
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for non-fiction in March 2008.

Prequel

A book by Keller after ''The Reason for God'', described by him as a prequel to it, is ''Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical'' (2016).• Talks at Google (2016).
"Tim Keller: Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical"
Keller's discussion, followed by Q&A. Oct. 19.
• Matthew Lee Anderson et al. (2016)
Mere Fidelity: with Tim Keller, on ‘Making Sense of God’
podcast interview. December 13.
• Timothy Keller (2016). ''Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical'', Viking.
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Publishers Weekly description
Sept. 2016, and boo
Contents

• Andrew J. Spencer (2016)
"Making Sense of God - A Review,"
Ethics and Culture blog. Oct. 4. Retrieved 2016-12-20.

DVD

''The Reasons for God: Conversations on Faith and Life'' is a recording of Timothy Keller meeting with a group of people over six sessions to address their doubts and objections to Christianity.

References

External links

The Reason for God website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reason For God 2008 non-fiction books Christian apologetic works