Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters pdf

Timothy Keller è un pastore, teologo e apologeta cristiano americano. È presidente e co-fondatore di Redeemer City to City, che forma i pastori per il servizio in tutto il mondo. È anche il pastore fondatore della Redeemer Presbyterian Church di New York City, New York e l'autore dei libri bestseller del New York Times The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith (2008), Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God (2014) e The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism (2008). Il prequel di quest'ultimo è Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical (2016). Keller è nato ad Allentown, in Pennsylvania, da Louise A. Keller (Clemente) e William B. Keller, un manager della pubblicità televisiva. Keller si è laureato alla Bucknell University (BA, 1972), al Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1975) e al Westminster Theological Seminary, dove ha conseguito il D.Min. nel 1981, sotto la supervisione di Harvie M. Conn. Divenne cristiano mentre frequentava la Bucknell University, grazie al ministero dell'InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, con il quale in seguito prestò servizio come membro dello staff. Fu ordinato dalla Presbyterian Church in America ( PCA) e ha servito come pastore presso la West Hopewell Presbyterian Church di Hopewell, in Virginia, per nove anni, mentre prestava servizio come direttore della fondazione di chiese per la PCA. Ha anche servito nella facoltà del Westminster Theological Seminary, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dove lui e sua moglie Kathy Keller era coinvolta nel ministero urbano.

Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters pdf da Timothy Keller

The New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God and The Songs of Jesus and a nationally renowned minister, Timothy Keller exposes the error of making good things “ultimate” in this book, and shows readers a new path toward a hope that lasts.
Success, true love, and the life you’ve always wanted. Many of us placed our faith in these things, believing they held the key to happiness, but with a sneaking suspicion they might not deliver. The recent economic meltdown has cast a harsh new light on these pursuits. In a matter of months, fortunes, marriages, careers, and a secure retirement have disappeared for millions of people. No wonder so many of us feel lost, alone, disenchanted, and resentful. But the truth is that we made lesser gods of these good things—gods that can’t give us what we really need. There is only one God who can wholly satisfy our cravings—and now is the perfect time to meet him again, or for the first time.
The Bible tells us that the human heart is an “idol-factory,” taking good things and making them into idols that drive us. In Counterfeit Gods, Keller applies his trademark approach to show us how a proper understanding of the Bible reveals the unvarnished truth about societal ideals and our own hearts. This powerful message will cement Keller’s reputation as a critical thinker and pastor, and comes at a crucial time—for both the faithful and the skeptical.