In this apologia for Christian faith, Keller mines material from
literary classics, philosophy, anthropology and a multitude of other
disciplines to make an intellectually compelling case for God. Written
for skeptics and the believers who love them, the book draws on the
author's encounters as founding pastor of New York's booming Redeemer
Presbyterian Church. One of Keller's most provocative arguments is that
all doubts, however skeptical and cynical they may seem, are really a
set of alternate beliefs. Drawing on sources as diverse as 19th-century
author Robert Louis Stevenson and contemporary New Testament theologian
N.T. Wright, Keller attempts to deconstruct everyone he finds in his
way, from the evolutionary psychologist Richard Dawkins to popular
author Dan Brown. The first, shorter part of the book looks at popular
arguments against God's existence, while the second builds on general
arguments for God to culminate in a sharp focus on the redemptive work
of God in Christ. Keller's condensed summaries of arguments for and
against theism make the scope of the book overwhelming at times.
Nonetheless, it should serve both as testimony to the author's
encyclopedic learning and as a compelling overview of the current
debate on faith for those who doubt and for those who want to
re-evaluate what they believe, and why. ~
Publishers Weekly