Helping the Skeptical See God

BY RICHARD A. KNOPP

Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical

Timothy Keller

New York: Viking, 2016

Tim Keller writes, “If you think Christianity doesn’t hold much promise of making sense to a thinking person, then this book is for you.” I would add: If you even have contact with anyone who thinks Christianity doesn’t hold much promise of making sense, then Making Sense of God is for you. Whether you are a strong skeptic, a Christian scholar, a sermonizer, a church shepherd, or a concerned saint, this book is worth your time (and your dime).

Keller’s numerous books include the best seller The Reason for God, which offers a compelling set of reasons for belief in God. But according to Keller, that book “does not begin far back enough,” because for many, “Christianity does not seem relevant enough to be worth their while.” That point underlies the thrust of Making Sense of God: “to bring secular readers to a place where they might find it even sensible and desirable to explore the extensive foundations for the truth of Christianity.”

In other words, many secular folks are not willing to hear about the reason for God, because to them the whole Godthing is irrelevant, irrational, and unnecessary (if not also dangerous).

The book offers a gold mine of perceptive analyses, powerful illustrations, and a plethora of documented resources from

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