Martin Bashir Interviews Tim Keller

MSNBC journalist Martin Bashir interviewed Tim Keller about Christianity, at Columbia University in February 2008, related to his book The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. The interview lasts for a half hour, followed by Q&A with the audience for an hour.

Q&A with Martin Barshir

0:18 – Why did you write Reason for God now?

2:22 – Are faith and reason contradictory?

5:35 – Is God just a projection of our cultural circumstances?

9:10 – Is belief in God a mental defect?

11:39 – Is it narrow to believe in one God? Is everyone else going to hell?

18:30 – Is the Bible trustworthy?

23:59 – What about the behavior of so-called Christians?

30:33 – Are you resolutely convinced today that Christianity is true?

Q&A moderated by Dr. David Eisenbach

35:25 – How could God allow evil and suffering?

44:04 – Is there any reason to believe in God in a chaotic world?

45:48 – Does giving a reason for faith undermine its value?

48:49 – Does it take faith to be an atheist?

50:48 – What does Christianity have against homosexuals? Are they going to hell?

57:29 – Why is Christianity so exclusive?

1:03:58 – What do you believe about politics?

1:11:25 – How do you get to heaven?

1:13:13 – Why would God make people who sin?

1:16:58 – Why did God put that tree in the Garden of Eden to begin with?

1:199:34 – What happened for you to have so much peace?