The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith Review
An articulate and concise book analyzing and applying the parable of Jesus popularly known as that of the Prodigal Son, recorded in Luke 15. Keller's analysis is impeccable, and the book is readable without sacrificing content. The story illustrates the two common life courses that individuals take, represented by the two sons. It describes how both paths leave one spiritually bankrupt and unfulfilled, and then goes on to communicate how joy and satisfaction is to be obtained in life, including the portrait of the "true" older brother. The Prodigal God will change the way you understand this story, shedding colors of light on your understanding of Jesus and his life that you never knew existed. Keller writes to everyone, Christians, skeptics, theologians, and all those in between. I found myself distracted as I read the 140 page book, thinking of all the friends, family, and acquaintances I wanted to give it to, all the while being pierced to the heart with the wisdom and power of the story.
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith Overview
Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller -a C. S. Lewis for the twenty-first century- in a feature on his first book, The Reason for God. In that book, he offered a rational explanation of why we should believe in God. Now, in The Prodigal God, he uses one of the best-known Christian parables to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation.
Taking his trademark intellectual approach to understanding Christianity, Keller uncovers the essential message of Jesus, locked inside his most familiar parable. Within that parable Jesus reveals God's prodigal grace toward both the irreligious and the moralistic. This book will challenge both the devout and skeptics to see Christianity in a whole new way.
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Customer Reviews
Finding my way back to an honest faith - J. Deeter - Rochester, New York
If you're lucky, once in a decade you'll come across a book which will challenge you to think differently, feel differently, and live differently. This book did all of that for me! Timothy Keller makes a passionate, yet intellectual case for rediscovering the famous parable which we all thought we knew already. In fact, as you'll find out, the story is so much more and is all about us.
After reading this book, I've had to reinterpret all I thought I knew about my faith, my relationships, what I thought of myself, and what I thought of others. More importantly, it "jump-started" my prayer life. Read. But, most importantly, after reading, (if you're like me) you might cry, think, and then pray (in a way that is entirely new)!
I will be recommending this book to all of my friends.
True To Its Subtitle - Derek -
True to its subtitle, in The Prodigal God Timothy Keller gets to the heart of the Christian faith, and "sees all the way to the bottom of the lake" of Jesus' teachings. Very insightful, speaking powerfully to inquirers of Christianity as well as to those believers (all of us) who need a refreshing look at the Person and teachings of our Lord.
Enlightening - NeeNee -
It is a well written book that is enlightening. I was fascinated with the title, only in reading it did I realize how blessed we are to have a "prodigal God". I recommend this to anyone who needs reminding of what God does for us.
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