Timothy Keller (1950–2023)

The Reason for God is divided between two section answering objections and then presenting a positive case for the Christian faith. Of the two, the first section is the more successful. The objections and the responses are contemporary in focus, and the presentation is positive and winsome. Keller's tone is the strongest aspect of the work, as the arguments are emotionally compelling even if they are not so intellectually. The faults of the church are not glossed over, but the picture of the church and the faith is presented in its most ideal form, appealing to the desire for the claim to be true even if it cannot be established to be true beyond all doubt. While not all of the arguments are equally persuasive, Keller offers a cumulative case for acceptance of the faith. The second half presenting the positive case for Christianity is less effective than the response to objections. However, the work does not attempt at a definitive proof of the Scripture's reliability or the truth of the resurrection. It offers an invitation to deeper engagement with the faith. The Reason for God represents one of the most compelling and effective apologetic works that is actually addressed to the skeptic… (mere)

正如尼采在《偶像的黄昏》（Twilight of the Idols）里所说，“在这世界上的偶像比真实的事物还多”，因为人心本是制造偶像的工厂。许多人把信心寄托在成功、金钱、爱情和所谓的美好人生之，相信这些就是通往终极快乐的钥匙。这些无形却闪耀的偶像在人们寻求意义、保障、安全和满足的路上，占据了人心中极重的位置，人们依赖和信靠它们。

作者在书中指出，人们错把这些美好事物当作上帝，然而事实上它们并不能解决真正的需要。所有我们曾经想要的美好之物都有可能成为偶像，最后变为手中的尘土，因为它们原本就是尘土。

本书将带读者认清诸神的面具背后的虚假，分辨假神明带来的影响，也指出获得真正的自由的唯一路径，引领人回到那能满足人心渴望的真实面前。

目录：

引言：偶像工厂

· 01 所有你曾经想要的东西

· 02 爱情不是你全部的需要

· 03 金钱改变了一切

· 04 成功的诱惑

· 05 权力与荣耀

· 06 隐藏在生活中的偶像

· 07 假神的末路

结语：认清并拆除你的偶像… (mere)