The Reason for God
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The Reason for God is the title of a Christian apologetics
book and associated DVD by Dr. Timothy J. Keller, a scholar and founder of one of the largest churches in New York City.
, C.S. Lewis, Jonathan Edwards, and Flannery O'Connor
. The book received awards from World Magazine
and Christianity Today
and was #7 on the New York Times Best Seller list
for non-fiction in March, 2008.
Christian apologetics
Christian apologetics is a field of Christian theology that aims to present a rational basis for the Christian faith, defend the faith against objections, and expose the perceived flaws of other world views...
book and associated DVD by Dr. Timothy J. Keller, a scholar and founder of one of the largest churches in New York City.
Book
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism deals with objections to Christian belief and makes a case for the rationality of belief in God. In the book, Keller draws from diverse sources including the BibleBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
, C.S. Lewis, Jonathan Edwards, and Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor
Mary Flannery O'Connor was an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist. An important voice in American literature, O'Connor wrote two novels and 32 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries...
. The book received awards from World Magazine
World magazine
World Magazines are magazines about specific foreign countries that help people of different countries, languages, and cultures to understand that country...
and Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
and was #7 on the New York Times Best Seller list
New York Times Best Seller list
The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is published weekly in The New York Times Book Review magazine, which is published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times and as a stand-alone publication...
for non-fiction in March, 2008.