Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

by Collin Hansen

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2023

Overview

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that formed Keller’s spiritual life and ministry priorities.

Millions have read books and listened to sermons by Timothy Keller. But which people and what events shaped his own thinking and spiritual growth? With unfettered access to Keller’s personal notes and sermons—as well as exclusive interviews with family members and longtime friends—Collin Hansen gives you unprecedented understanding of one of the 21st century’s most influential church leaders.

Spend any time around Timothy Keller and you’ll learn what he’s reading, what he’s learning, what he’s seeing. The story of Timothy Keller is the story of his spiritual and intellectual influences, from the woman who taught him how to read the Bible to the professor who taught him to preach Jesus from every text to the philosopher who taught him to see beneath society’s surface.

For the first time, Hansen introduces readers to Keller’s early years: the home where he learned to tell stories from the trees, the church where he learned to care for souls, and the city that lifted him to the international fame he never wanted.

You’ll discover how to:

Understand the principles and practices that allowed Keller to synthesize so many different influences in a coherent ministry.

Take the best of Keller’s preaching and teaching to meet emerging challenges in the 21st century.

Develop your own historical, theological, and cultural perspectives to shape your leadership.

This is the untold story of the people, the books, the lectures, and ultimately the God who formed and shaped the life of Timothy Keller.

Key Features

• Examines the principles and practices that allowed Keller to synthesize so many different influences in a coherent ministry
• Introduces readers to Keller’s early years
• Explores the people and events that formed his spiritual life and ministry priorities

Product Details

• Title: Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation
• Author: Collin Hansen
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 306
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Keller, Timothy, 1950-; Redeemer Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.); Presbyterians › Biography; Presbyterians › United States--Biography
• ISBNs: 9780310157366, 9780310128717, 9780310128700, 9780310128694, 0310128684, 0310128714, 0310128706, 0310128692, 9780310128687, 0310157366
• Resource ID: LLS:TMTHYKLLRNFRMTN
• Resource Type: text.monograph.biography
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-05-22T16:36:16Z

About Collin Hansen

Collin Hansen (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) serves as the editorial director for the Gospel Coalition. He previously worked as an associate editor for Christianity Today magazine and coedits the Cultural Renewal series with Tim Keller. He and his wife belong to Redeemer Community Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and he serves on the advisory board of Beeson Divinity School.