The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

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Christian apologetics book book

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism is a Christian apologetics book by pastor and theologian Timothy Keller that addresses common doubts about faith and presents a rational case for belief in God.

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Label	Occurrences
The Reason for God	4
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism canonical	2
The Reason for God (paperback edition)	1

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Target entity: The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
Context triple: [Timothy Keller, notableWork, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism]

A. The Case for God
The Case for God is a 2009 book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that explores the history of religious thought and argues for a more nuanced, experiential understanding of God beyond rigid dogma and atheistic critiques.
B. The Language of God
The Language of God is a book by geneticist Francis Collins in which he argues that modern science, particularly genetics, is compatible with Christian faith and belief in a divine creator.
C. The God Delusion
The God Delusion is a bestselling 2006 book by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins that critiques religion and argues for atheism using scientific and philosophical reasoning.
D. Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith
"Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith" is a collection of essays and reflections edited by geneticist Francis Collins that explores the relationship between science, reason, and religious faith.
E. God Is Not Great
God Is Not Great is a polemical book by Christopher Hitchens that critiques religion and argues for secularism and rational inquiry.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
Target entity description: The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism is a Christian apologetics book by pastor and theologian Timothy Keller that addresses common doubts about faith and presents a rational case for belief in God.

A. The Case for God
The Case for God is a 2009 book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that explores the history of religious thought and argues for a more nuanced, experiential understanding of God beyond rigid dogma and atheistic critiques.
B. The Language of God
The Language of God is a book by geneticist Francis Collins in which he argues that modern science, particularly genetics, is compatible with Christian faith and belief in a divine creator.
C. The God Delusion
The God Delusion is a bestselling 2006 book by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins that critiques religion and argues for atheism using scientific and philosophical reasoning.
D. Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith
"Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith" is a collection of essays and reflections edited by geneticist Francis Collins that explores the relationship between science, reason, and religious faith.
E. God Is Not Great
God Is Not Great is a polemical book by Christopher Hitchens that critiques religion and argues for secularism and rational inquiry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian apologetics book ⓘ book ⓘ
aimsTo	address doubts about Christian faith ⓘ present a rational case for belief in God ⓘ
associatedWith	Redeemer Presbyterian Church ⓘ
author	Timothy Keller ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describes	arguments for the existence of God ⓘ exclusivity of Christianity ⓘ problem of evil and suffering ⓘ relationship between science and faith ⓘ responses to common objections to Christianity ⓘ
genre	Christian apologetics ⓘ religion ⓘ theology ⓘ
hasEdition	The Reason for God (paperback edition) ⓘ linked to: The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
hasPart	Part 1: The Leap of Doubt ⓘ Part 2: The Reasons for Faith ⓘ
hasSequel	Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical ⓘ
hasTopic	freedom and authority ⓘ historical reliability of the Gospels ⓘ justice and mercy of God ⓘ moral argument for God ⓘ religious pluralism ⓘ resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
influencedBy	C. S. Lewis ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ
intendedAudience	Christians wrestling with doubt ⓘ skeptics of religion ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Christianity ⓘ existence of God ⓘ faith and reason ⓘ religious skepticism ⓘ
mediaType	hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ
notableIdea	doubt is a normal part of belief ⓘ faith can be rationally justified ⓘ
placeOfPublication	New York City ⓘ
publicationDate	2008 ⓘ
publisher	Dutton ⓘ
setting	contemporary Western culture ⓘ
targetedSkepticismType	postmodern relativism ⓘ secular skepticism ⓘ
writtenByOccupationOfAuthor	pastor ⓘ theologian ⓘ

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