Timothy J. Keller
American pastor (1950–2023)
Timothy J. Keller (September 23, 1950 – May 19, 2023) was an American pastor, theologian, and Christian apologist. He was the Chairman and co-Founder of Redeemer City to City. He was also the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City.
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| Born | Timothy James Keller September 23, 1950 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2023 (aged 72) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Bucknell University (BA) Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv) Westminster Theological Seminary (DMin) |
| Occupation(s) | Minister and author |
| Notable work | Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church | timothykeller |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Ordination | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Theological work | |
| Tradition or movement | Christianity
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| Main interests | Neo-Calvinism and Evangelicalism |
He was the author of The New York Times bestselling books The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith (2008),[1] Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God (2014),[2] and The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism (2008).[3][4] The prequel for the latter is Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical (2016).[5]
Keller married Kathy Kristy in 1975; they had three children.
Keller suffered from thyroid cancer in 2002.[6]
In June 2020, Keller revealed that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[7][8][9] On May 18, 2023, Keller's son Michael announced that Keller would receive hospice care at home after a hospitalization.[10] He died the following day in New York City, at the age of 72.[11]
References
change- ↑ "Paperback Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ↑ "Advice, How To and Miscellaneous". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ↑ Discussed by Keller at:
• Tim Keller: "The Reason for God" | Talks at Google, including Q&A afterwards. Uploaded on Mar 18, 2008.
• Anthony Sacramone (2008). "An Interview with Timothy Keller," First Things, Feb. 25. Uploaded on July 11, 2017. - ↑ "Best sellers: nonfiction". The New York Times. March 23, 2008.
- ↑ Keller, Timothy (2016). Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical, Contents, including "Preface: The Faith of the Secular," ch. 1, "Isn’t Religion Going Away?", and "Epilogue: Only in God." ISBN 9780525954156 ebk. ISBN 9780698194366.
• McCormick, David. (2016). Description, Archived 2017-09-06 at the Wayback Machine Publishers Weekly, Sept.
• JW [Wetherbee, James] (2016). "Keller, Timothy. Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical" Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine (reviews), Library Journal, October 1.
• Keller, Timothy (2016). "Tim Keller: Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical" (followed by Q&A), Talks at Google, Oct. 19.
• Reynolds, Matt (2016). "Christianity Today's 2017 Book Awards" (with comments on the book by Gregory Koukl), Christianity Today. December 14.
• Smethurst, Matt (2016). "Why Tim Keller Wrote a Prequel to 'The Reason for God'" (with a comment by Keller at the end), The Gospel Coalition, September 20.
• Smethurst, Matt (2016). "20 Quotes from Tim Keller’s New Prequel to 'The Reason for God'," The Gospel Coalition, September 19.
• Spencer, Andrew (2016). "Making Sense of God: A Review," Ethics and Culture blog, Oct. 4.
• Larkin, Andrew. "Making Sense of God: A Review," bethinking.org, UCCF:The Christian Unions (2016).
• Spencer, Andrew J. (2016) "Making Sense of God: A Review," Ethics and Culture blog, Oct.
• Larkin, Andrew (2016). "Making Sense of God: A Review," bethinking.org, UCCF:The Christian Unions.
• Showalter, Brandon (2016). "Tim Keller Makes Sense of God for Skeptics, Argues Secularism Is Declining" (interview), The Christian Post (Sept. 20. Retrieved 2-16-2017.
• Hewitt, Hugh (2017). "Pastor Tim Keller and Making Sense of God, The Hugh Hewitt Show. September 20. Retrieved 2-16-2017.
• Anderson, Matthew Lee (2016). Mere Fidelity: with Tim Keller, on ‘Making Sense of God’ podcast interview of Timothy Keller, December 13. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
• Knopp, Richard A. (2017). "Helping the Skeptical See God," Christian Standard, February 16.
• West, Steve (2017). "Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical, by Timothy Keller" (summary), Books at a Glance, February 16. Viking ISBN 9780525954156 ebk. ISBN 9780698194366 - ↑ Kumar, Anugrah (June 18, 2022). "Tim Keller's son shares update on dad's treatment: 'Things were scary for a bit … he is doing much better'". The Christian Post.
- ↑ "Tim Keller diagnosed with cancer: 'God has been remarkably present'". Fox News. June 8, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ↑ Keller, Timothy (March 7, 2021). "Growing My Faith in the Face of Death". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ↑ Timothy Keller [@timkellernyc] (December 3, 2021). "I have Stage IV pancreatic cancer. But it is endlessly comforting to have a God who is both infinitely more wise and more loving than I am. He has plenty of good reasons for everything he does and allows that I cannot know, and therein is my hope and strength" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Lea, Jessica (May 18, 2023). "Tim Keller Will Now Receive Hospice Care at Home: 'I Can't Wait To See Jesus'". Church Leaders. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ↑ Langer, Emily (May 19, 2023). "Timothy Keller, evangelical minister with national flock, dies at 72". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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