Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God 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.

Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God pdf da Timothy Keller

Renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author of The Songs of Jesus Timothy Keller explores the power of prayer.
Christians are taught in their churches and schools that prayer is the most powerful way to experience God. But few receive instruction or guidance in how to make prayer genuinely meaningful. In Prayer, renowned pastor Timothy Keller delves into the many facets of this everyday act.
With his trademark insights and energy, Keller offers biblical guidance as well as specific prayers for certain situations, such as dealing with grief, loss, love, and forgiveness. He discusses ways to make prayers more personal and powerful, and how to establish a practice of prayer that works for each reader.
Dr. Keller’s previous books have sold more than one million copies. His Redeemer Presbyterian Church is not only a major presence in his home base of New York, it has also helped to launch more than two hundred fifty other churches in forty-eight cities around the world. His teachings have already helped millions, the majority of whom pray regularly. And with Prayer, he’ll show them how to find a deeper connection with God.