The City for God: essays Honoring the work of Timothy Keller
Why a whole book of essays in honor of a pastor from NYC?
Peter Wehner (a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum) explains:
Over the course of my life I’ve met people who have outstanding intellects and people who have compassionate pastoral hearts. I have never met anyone who combines those two qualities quite like Tim Keller does.
Tim is a model to so many of us, and for so many reasons. He’s a truth seeker, a peacemaker, and an institution builder. Tim is a voracious reader and remarkable synthesizer of information, an elegant writer, and a preacher whose reach and range is unmatched. Tim’s also that rare person who has deep, settled convictions and who sees shades of gray, who asks probing questions and who listens well to others. He’s a fierce defender of truth who has the humility to know that none of us alone sees the full truth. He’s a principled man with a light touch, without hard edges. It’s hard to imagine anyone Tim can’t connect with, at least on some level. It’s also hard to imagine Tim without Kathy, a relationship marked not just by deep love but profound mutual respect and support.
Tim is also an extraordinary friend—kind and generous, authentic and vulnerable, always seeking to build others up. He can listen to you when that’s needed, and he can offer wise counsel when that’s needed, too. And he’s a great conversationalist, a joy and delight to be with.
Tim is also, and above all, a faithful follower of Jesus. He gave his heart to Jesus decades ago, and Tim is one of those whose life has been so profoundly transformed by Jesus. There isn’t an area of his life that hasn’t been touched by and influenced by his relationship with Jesus.
In this book a wide range of contributors (including pastors, novelists, professors, businessmen, artists, musicians, and more) gathered to honor the ministry and impact on the church and workplace by Timothy J. Keller—founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, co-founder of Redeemer City to City, former professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, and bestselling author of The Reason for God.
The contributors and topics of this book are: Russell Moore (Foreword), Scott Sauls (Character), Sean Michael Lucas (Rhetoric), Annie Nardone (Apologetics), Denis Haack (Accessibility), J. Mark Bertrand (Influence), David Bisgrove (Presence), Daniel Spanjer (City of God), A.D. Bauer (Prayer), William Edgar (Hope), Ned Bustard (Creativity), Charlie Peacock & John Patitucci (Jazz ), Katherine Leary Alsdorf (Work), Chris Whitford (Both/And), Mike Bontrager (Business), Judy Cha (Counseling), Bill Kurtz (Leadership), Jenny C. Chang (Mercy), C.J. Quartlbaum (Legacy)
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