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

蒂莫西·凯勒（Timothy Keller）是一位美国牧师、神学家和基督教辩护者。他是 Redeemer City to City 的主席和联合创始人，该组织培训牧师在世界各地服务。他还是纽约市纽约市救世主长老会的创始牧师，以及《纽约时报》畅销书《浪子神：重拾基督教信仰之心》（2008 年）、《祷告：与神体验敬畏和亲密关系》的作者（2014 年）和上帝的理由：怀疑主义时代的信仰（2008 年）。后者的前传是《理解上帝：对怀疑论者的邀请》（2016 年）。凯勒出生在宾夕法尼亚州的阿伦敦，她的父亲是路易斯·A·凯勒（克莱门特）和电视广告经理威廉·B·凯勒。凯勒毕业于巴克内尔大学（BA，1972 年）、Gordon-Conwell 神学院（M.Div.，1975 年）和威斯敏斯特神学院，并在那里获得了博士学位。 1981年，在Harvie M. Conn的监督下。他在巴克内尔大学期间成为基督徒，由于校际基督教团契的事工，后来他担任了工作人员。他被美国长老会按立（ PCA）并在弗吉尼亚州霍普韦尔的西霍普韦尔长老会教堂担任牧师长达九年，同时担任 PCA 的植堂主任。他还曾在宾夕法尼亚州费城的威斯敏斯特神学院任教，在那里他和他的妻子凯西凯勒参与了城市事工。

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

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.