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

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Timothy Keller

Counterfeit Gods

The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters

Timothy Keller

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Riverhead Books,U.S.
04 October 2011

Religion & beliefs; Religious ethics; Christianity; Christian spirituality & religious experience; Christian life & practice; Personal Christian testimony & inspirational works

"New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet and 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. No wonder we feel lost, alone, disenchanted, and resentful. 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.

In Counterfeit Gods, Timothy Keller shows how a proper understanding of the Bible reveals the unvarnished truth about societal ideals and our own hearts. This powerful message cements Keller's reputation as a critical thinker and pastor, and comes at a crucial time—for both the faithful and the skeptical."

By: Timothy Keller
Imprint: Riverhead Books,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 181mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9781594485497
ISBN 10: 1594485496
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 04 October 2011
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Timothy Keller was born and raised in Pennsylvania and educated at Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. His first pastorate was in Hopewell, Virginia. In 1989 he started Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City with his wife, Kathy, and their three sons. Today, Redeemer has nearly six thousand regular Sunday attendees and has helped to start more than three hundred new churches around the world. He is the author of The Songs of Jesus, Prayer, Encounters with Jesus, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Every Good Endeavor, and The Meaning of Marriage, among others, including the perennial bestsellers The Reason for God and The Prodigal God.

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

Praise for Timothy Keller and Counterfeit Gods Keller's wisdom and biblical understanding, served up in clear, engaging writing, can help both Christians and non-Christians to identify the idols in our own hearts and replace empty promises with hope in Christ. --World magazine Offers much insight for shepherding local churches. Keller argues that Christians cannot understand themselves or their culture unless they discern the counterfeit gods. --Christianity Today Tim Keller knows how to tell a Bible story. Like The Prodigal God before it . . . Counterfeit Gods is built around them. And every time I read one of those stories, I feel like I am hearing it for the first time. . . . Counterfeit Gods is easily one of the best books I've read this year. --Tim Challies Smashes the arrogant conclusion that violation of the first commandment was merely an ancient problem. Combining biblical theology with experienced surgery on the soul over the years in modern Manhattan . . . Keller's heart diagnostics will leave us neither ignorant nor unmoved. --David B. Garner, associate professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary