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Unbelievable? 7 Mar 2009 "The Reason for God" - Timothy Keller

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🗓️ 5 June 2014

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Timothy Keller started Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York in 1989. It now attracts several thousand members to worship every week. His book "The Reason for God" answers the questions he is commonly asked by sceptical New Yorkers. He engages with Atheist Norman Bacrac editor of the "Ethical Record" - a Humanist publication. They debate whether Christianity's exclusive claims are arrogant, and whether people alone can be the best judge of what is right and wrong. For Tim Keller see www.redeemer.com and www.thereasonforgod.com Order "The Reason for God" at www.premier.org.uk/shopping You can hear more Christian/Non Christian debates at www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable and subscribe to the podcast If you enjoyed this progamme you may want to listen to Unbelievable? 27 Dec 2008 - Bits & Bobs end of year special: featuring Bishop Tom Wright, Timothy Keller & David Robertson Unbelievable? 26 Jan 2008 - Morality - do we need God to be Good? Gavin McGrath and Marilyn Mason Discuss this debate at the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable

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0:00.0

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vegetables, send our children to school, build our own homes. Do you want to do the

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0:30.3

Good afternoon. It's Saturday, it's 2.30 in the afternoon. That means it's time for unbelievable here on Premier Christian radio.

0:37.0

My thanks to all those who have gone on before me. And if you want to keep listening this Saturday afternoon to Premier, you'll be able to hear Dave and BNex from 4 o'clock here on the station.

0:47.0

But whether you're listening live this Saturday or via podcast or online, you're welcome along along as we have another discussion between a

0:54.4

Christian and a non-Christian on the show that gets them talking.

0:58.0

That's right and today my great pleasure to welcome Timothy Keller into the studio.

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If you haven't heard of him before, Tim is the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York.

1:12.0

A fascinating story there of that church and how it's grown to many

1:15.5

thousands in attendance every weekend. But Tim has been answering the

1:19.7

questions of skeptical New Yorkers for about 20 years or so now and he put it all together in a of

1:23.3

Sceptical New Yorkers for about 20 years or so now and he put it all together in a book called The Reason for God.

1:26.4

It's available through your local Christian bookstore and it's an excellent read.

1:31.4

He's going to be in discussion with Norman

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backcrack over whether we really do have good reason for believing in God. And

1:37.6

Norman, an atheist, is going to be putting some of his hardest questions to

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