Timothy J. Keller

Timothy J. Keller (September 23, 1950 – May 19, 2023) was an American pastor, theologian, and Christian apologist. He was the Chairman and co-Founder of Redeemer City to City. He was also the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City.

Tim Keller
Keller in 2006
Born	Timothy James Keller (1950-09-23)September 23, 1950 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 19, 2023(2023-05-19) (aged 72) New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Bucknell University (BA) Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv) Westminster Theological Seminary (DMin)
Occupation(s)	Minister and author
Notable work	Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church | timothykeller.com
Spouse	Kathy Kristy ​ (m. 1975)​
Children	3
Ordination	Presbyterian Church in America
Theological work
Tradition or movement	Christianity Presbyterianism Lutheranism (formerly)
Main interests	Neo-Calvinism and Evangelicalism

He was the author of The New York Times bestselling books The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith (2008),^[1] Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God (2014),^[2] and The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism (2008).^[3][4] The prequel for the latter is Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical (2016).^[5]

Keller married Kathy Kristy in 1975; they had three children.

Keller suffered from thyroid cancer in 2002.^[6]

In June 2020, Keller revealed that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.^[7][8][9] On May 18, 2023, Keller's son Michael announced that Keller would receive hospice care at home after a hospitalization.^[10] He died the following day in New York City, at the age of 72.^[11]

References

1. "Paperback Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
2. "Advice, How To and Miscellaneous". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
3. Discussed by Keller at:
   • Tim Keller: "The Reason for God" | Talks at Google, including Q&A afterwards. Uploaded on Mar 18, 2008.
   • Anthony Sacramone (2008). "An Interview with Timothy Keller," First Things, Feb. 25. Uploaded on July 11, 2017.
4. "Best sellers: nonfiction". The New York Times. March 23, 2008.
5. Keller, Timothy (2016). Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical, Contents, including "Preface: The Faith of the Secular," ch. 1, "Isn’t Religion Going Away?", and "Epilogue: Only in God." ISBN 9780525954156 ebk. ISBN 9780698194366.
   • McCormick, David. (2016). Description, Archived 2017-09-06 at the Wayback Machine Publishers Weekly, Sept.
   • JW [Wetherbee, James] (2016). "Keller, Timothy. Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical" Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine (reviews), Library Journal, October 1.
   • Keller, Timothy (2016). "Tim Keller: Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical" (followed by Q&A), Talks at Google, Oct. 19.
   • Reynolds, Matt (2016). "Christianity Today's 2017 Book Awards" (with comments on the book by Gregory Koukl), Christianity Today. December 14.
   • Smethurst, Matt (2016). "Why Tim Keller Wrote a Prequel to 'The Reason for God'" (with a comment by Keller at the end), The Gospel Coalition, September 20.
   • Smethurst, Matt (2016). "20 Quotes from Tim Keller’s New Prequel to 'The Reason for God'," The Gospel Coalition, September 19.
   • Spencer, Andrew (2016). "Making Sense of God: A Review," Ethics and Culture blog, Oct. 4.
   • Larkin, Andrew. "Making Sense of God: A Review," bethinking.org, UCCF:The Christian Unions (2016).
   • Spencer, Andrew J. (2016) "Making Sense of God: A Review," Ethics and Culture blog, Oct.
   • Larkin, Andrew (2016). "Making Sense of God: A Review," bethinking.org, UCCF:The Christian Unions.
   • Showalter, Brandon (2016). "Tim Keller Makes Sense of God for Skeptics, Argues Secularism Is Declining" (interview), The Christian Post (Sept. 20. Retrieved 2-16-2017.
   • Hewitt, Hugh (2017). "Pastor Tim Keller and Making Sense of God, The Hugh Hewitt Show. September 20. Retrieved 2-16-2017.
   • Anderson, Matthew Lee (2016). Mere Fidelity: with Tim Keller, on ‘Making Sense of God’ podcast interview of Timothy Keller, December 13. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
   • Knopp, Richard A. (2017). "Helping the Skeptical See God," Christian Standard, February 16.
   • West, Steve (2017). "Making Sense of GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical, by Timothy Keller" (summary), Books at a Glance, February 16. Viking ISBN 9780525954156 ebk. ISBN 9780698194366
6. Kumar, Anugrah (June 18, 2022). "Tim Keller's son shares update on dad's treatment: 'Things were scary for a bit … he is doing much better'". The Christian Post.
7. "Tim Keller diagnosed with cancer: 'God has been remarkably present'". Fox News. June 8, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
8. Keller, Timothy (March 7, 2021). "Growing My Faith in the Face of Death". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
9. Timothy Keller [@timkellernyc] (December 3, 2021). "I have Stage IV pancreatic cancer. But it is endlessly comforting to have a God who is both infinitely more wise and more loving than I am. He has plenty of good reasons for everything he does and allows that I cannot know, and therein is my hope and strength" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. Lea, Jessica (May 18, 2023). "Tim Keller Will Now Receive Hospice Care at Home: 'I Can't Wait To See Jesus'". Church Leaders. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
11. Langer, Emily (May 19, 2023). "Timothy Keller, evangelical minister with national flock, dies at 72". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2023.