Making Sense of God

An Invitation to the Skeptical

By: Timothy Keller

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

We live in an age of skepticism. Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical progress, and heartfelt emotion that it's easy to wonder: Why should anyone believe in Christianity? What role can faith and religion play in our modern lives?

In this thoughtful and inspiring new book, pastor and New York Times best-selling author Timothy Keller invites skeptics to consider that Christianity is more relevant now than ever. As human beings we cannot live without meaning, satisfaction, freedom, identity, justice, and hope. Christianity provides us with unsurpassed resources to meet these needs.

Written for both the ardent believer and the skeptic, Making Sense of God shines a light on the profound value and importance of Christianity in our lives.

©2016 Timothy Keller (P)2016 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Writing about philosophy and religion without jargon, condescension, or preaching, Keller produces an intelligent person’s invitation to faith." (Booklist)

"Keller provides a calm and measured invitation to examine convictions and assumptions in a way that both believers and skeptics could use as part of a reasoned dialogue." (Library Journal)

respectful, reasonable and compelling

highly engaging, educational. and helpful for understanding oneself and our complicated world. a great listen or read!

Powerful and compelling

In this book, Timothy Keller, in a very thoughtful and respectful manner, explains the foundations of western secular culture and contrasts it with that of Christianity.

While the content is at times intellectually/academically dense, it is worth the effort to forge through it as each chapter yields some great insights into the problems with today’s western secular culture and makes a compelling case for how Christianity when fully understood and practiced offers a better way for each of us and our collective society.

If you are struggling to find meaning in your life and troubled with how increasingly ugly and divisive our secular world is becoming, listen to this book.

I also listened to his book titled “Reasons for God” and highly recommend that one as well.

A well-reasoned invitation for the skeptical

Keller does a phenomenal job of presenting common arguments against the existence of God and skillfully picks them apart. Yet he's gracious and understanding. I'm convinced he's the CS Lewis or Francis Schaeffer our time

One of the best apologetics books ever.

This was an amazing book that really covers most objections from skeptics and atheists. I put this book right next to Mere Christianity. I have been searching for a book like this for a long time. Thank you Tim Killer!

Brilliant

Carefully researched insightful empathic balanced passionate filled with moral seriousness and a depth of concern for humans enduring problems

Classic Keller

Depth and clarity for the Christian and skeptic alike. Ordering the hard copy next for further study.

going to listen several more times to this book.

I look forward to reading or hearing this book again multiple times. I will also be passing it along and recommending to friends and family.

Finished - worth it!

My life got hectic in the middle of this book but I kept coming back to it to catch yet another nugget of truth. I bought the book to refer to chapters and passages I want to know deeply in my soul.
Chapter 9 The knowledge of God with sections on Moral Obligation was a chapter I kept returning to listen to as it points out great truths.
Another great “ah ha” moments for me was page 189 The Threat of Grace and the dynamics of grace and gratitude. Our desire to please the God who loves us enough to show us grace.
Took me awhile to get through it but the time was well spent.

Excellent presentation of “Making Sense of God”!

This is quite an experience that challenges and clarifies with I thought I knew of my beliefs of God and gave me more boldness to proclaim that a life with Jesus is the only way to contentment and peace.

An intellectual challenge to the skeptic.

Tim Keller delivers a thoughtful and persuasive narrative for the Christian world view. Excellent narration by Sean Pratt!