The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith
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The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith is a Christian book by pastor and theologian Timothy Keller that reexamines Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son to explore themes of grace, repentance, and the true nature of the gospel.
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| The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian book
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book ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | recover the radical nature of the gospel ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
both irreligion and religion can be ways of avoiding God
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the gospel is distinct from moralism and relativism ⓘ |
| author |
Tim Keller
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Timothy Keller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalReference | Luke 15:11–32 ⓘ |
| centralClaim | the parable is about two lost sons and a prodigal, lavishly gracious father ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
the danger of elder-brother pride
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the necessity of inner heart change ⓘ the priority of grace over works ⓘ |
| encourages |
repentance from both irreligion and religiosity
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self-examination of religious motives ⓘ |
| explores | the heart of the Christian faith ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
elder brother in the parable
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younger brother in the parable ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian non-fiction
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theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christians
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church leaders ⓘ seekers ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
costly grace
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gospel-centered living ⓘ true elder brother ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | parable of the prodigal son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | Reformed evangelical ⓘ |
| portraysGodAs | lavishly generous Father ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Counterfeit Gods
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The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| settingOfCoreText | first-century Jewish context ⓘ |
| teaches | that salvation is by grace through faith ⓘ |
| theme |
God as Father
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gospel ⓘ grace ⓘ gracious love of God ⓘ lostness ⓘ repentance ⓘ self-righteousness ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
biblical exposition
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pastoral application ⓘ |
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