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The prodigal God recovering the heart of the Christian faith

Uses the biblical tale of the prodigal son to provide both an introduction to Christianity and a clarifying primer on the nature of the gospel for believers, in a resource that reveals how Jesus's essential message is revealed by the story in ways that can enable greater understandings of the C...

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Main Author: Keller, Timothy, 1950-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Dutton, c2008.
Subjects:
Prodigal son (Parable)
Christianity.
Summary: Uses the biblical tale of the prodigal son to provide both an introduction to Christianity and a clarifying primer on the nature of the gospel for believers, in a resource that reveals how Jesus's essential message is revealed by the story in ways that can enable greater understandings of the Christian faith.
Physical Description: xv, 139 p. ; 20 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139).
ISBN: 9780525950790 (hardcover)
0525950796 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Timothy J. Keller was born in 1950. He received a B.A. from Bucknell University in 1972, a M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1975, and a D.Min. from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1981. He was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in America and served as a pastor in Virginia for nine years. He is founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, New York. He has written several books including Grace Changes Everything, Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just, and The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, which won awards from World Magazine and Christianity Today. His title, Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Skeptical Age, made the New York Times Best Seller List in 2015. Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ was published in October 2016.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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