Questions for discussion and reflection:
1.     What role does mystery and miracles play in your faith?  Where do you find yourself taking a leap of faith?
2.     Keller speaks of a “war” between science and religion.  Do you find in your own faith and beliefs that there is a temptation to let God retreat with each new [...]

Questions for discussion and reflection

Can you recall hearing a sermon on the wrath of God, the final judgment, and/or the doctrine of hell? What was the goal of the sermon? How did you react to it?
Keller writes: “for the sake of argument, let’s imagine that Christianity is not the product of any one culture but [...]

Questions for discussion and reflection
1.    When someone mentions “fanatics” what groups come to your mind? What characteristics do they have in common? What is admirable (if anything) about fanaticism and what is troubling (if anything)?
2.    Keller writes:  “So we should expect that many Christians’ lives would not compare well to those of the nonreligious (just [...]

Questions for discussion and reflection:
1. When have you felt the most free, unrestricted? Describe your thoughts, emotions, and actions at that time.
2. Foucault said, “Truth is a thing of this world. It is produced only by multiple forms of constraint and that includes the regular effects of power” (p. 37). Keller notes that many have [...]

Questions for discussion and reflection:

Questions for Discussion and Reflection:
1.  How do you think and feel about the problem of evil and suffering?
Can you trust that God has good reasons for all the tragedy and pain that occur in life?
2.  Who do you think has the greater problem of making sense of evil and suffering, the believer or the [...]