The Reason for God

Drawing on years of conversations with skeptics at his Manhattan church, Timothy Keller works through the objections he hears most often: how could a loving God allow suffering, how can one religion claim to be uniquely true, why does Christianity seem to endorse violence and exclusion. Rather than dismissing these doubts, Keller treats them seriously, using philosophy, literature, and everyday reasoning to argue that every worldview — including atheism — rests on its own unprovable leaps of faith.

The book is split in two: the first half dismantles common arguments against Christianity, and the second builds a positive case for belief, aimed equally at convinced atheists, wavering believers, and anyone tired of shallow arguments on either side.