The Reason for God

The Reason for God

Our family first encountered The Reason for God years ago, and it still remains a family favorite.

In this apologia for Christian faith, the late Tim Keller, founding pastor of New York's Redeemer Presbyterian Church, makes an intellectually compelling case for God. Equally provocative for skeptics and believers, the first seven chapters examine the most common objections and doubts about Christianity; the book's second half considers reasons to believe. No one but Tim Keller would agree with everything he has written here, but everything is worthy of thought, discussion, and further contemplation.

No matter what belief system your family embraces, The Reason for God should be mandatory reading for your high-school student. Many questions are raised and answered: "Why does God allow suffering in the world?" "How could a loving God send people to Hell?" "How can one religion be 'right' and the others 'wrong'?" "Why have so many wars been fought in the name of God?" If your child cannot articulately answer these questions, he has some reading to do. These are the issues his peers are wrestling with; these are the questions he will encounter around the office water cooler or at a homeschool meeting. Your children need to be prepared. They need The Reason for God.