Timothy Keller, Collin Hansen
Timothy Keller, Collin Hansen
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Timothy Keller
His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

Author: Collin Hansen

Narrator: Collin Hansen, Timothy Keller, Full Cast

Unabridged: 14 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 02/07/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Read by the author.The untold story of the people, the books, the lectures, and ultimately the God who formed and shaped the life of the late Timothy Keller.Millions have read books and listened to sermons by Timothy Keller. But who impacted his own thinking, and what shaped his spiritual growth and ministry priorities? With full access to Keller's personal notes and sermons—as well as exclusive interviews with family members and longtime friends—Collin Hansen takes readers behind the scenes of one of the 21st century's most influential church leaders.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.This unique biography will allow you 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. Bonus audio includes:Tim Keller’s sermon “Truth, Tears, Anger, and Grace,” delivered by Keller following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on September 16, 2001The first message Keller delivered for a public conference of The Gospel Coalition in 2007: “Gospel-Centered Ministry”The famous sermon “The Girl Nobody Wanted,” Keller’s famous sermon about Jacob’s marriages to Rachel and Leah“The Lord and the Word,” an influential 1973 lecture delivered by Edmund Clowney, Keller’s only personal mentorThe inspiring address delivered by Elisabeth Elliot, “The Glory of God’s Will,” at the 1976 Urbana missions conference attended by Tim and Kathy Keller

About Collin Hansen

Collin Hansen serves as vice president for content and editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition, as well as executive director of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. He hosts the Gospelbound podcast and has written and contributed to many books, most recently Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation and Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential. He has published with The New York Times and The Washington Post and offered commentary for CNN, Fox News, NPR, BBC, ABC News, and PBS NewsHour. He is an adjunct professor at Beeson Divinity School, where he also cochairs the advisory board.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt on February 27, 2023

Few people have influenced me more than Tim Keller—this book is the story of who influenced him. I read it with keen interest and closed it with a grateful heart. On page after page, my friend Collin Hansen deploys journalistic talent to synthesize a diversity of voices—the family members, friends,......more

Goodreads review by Barnabas on April 08, 2023

The best aspect of this book was the bibliography it helps one build as a reader--all the influences, authors, teachers, and works that have shaped Tim Keller. It made me respect Keller even more than I already do. And it made me profoundly aware that some people are uniquely gifted and called by Go......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on April 24, 2024

I struggled with the writing style of this but perhaps I am spoiled by reading a ton of biographies lately. The best part of the book was the bibliography of Tim’s life scattered throughout.......more

Goodreads review by Purshia on February 13, 2023

As you can see, I couldn’t put this book down. More than a biography, this book told me the things that most deeply shaped whom I see as the cultural/theological father of our generation (and probably the one before ours). The schools, the books, the people, etc. served as rivers that flowed into th......more

Goodreads review by Mark on June 03, 2023

Very well done. Unavoidably a tiny bit hagiographic. The time for greater distance will come. This is the right book for the moment. So glad he wrote it.......more