God Might Be Real—But Is He Personal? | Tim Keller & Anthony Kronman

About this episode

A conversation exploring the personal nature of God and its impact on our lives during the Christmas season.

The Christmas season, at its heart, is about giving. We spend days—even weeks—searching for thoughtful, personalized gifts to bring joy to those we love.   For Christians, the ultimate gift was given on Christmas: God becoming human in Jesus. This wasn’t an abstract idea, but a deeply personal act—one that changed the world forever.   In today’s episode, you’ll hear a conversation between pastor and author Tim Keller (1950 — 2023) and Yale law professor Anthony Kronman about gifts, grace, and gratitude. Drawing from their Christian and humanist worldviews, they explore the character of God and reflect on how our understanding of the divine—personal or not—shapes the way we live today.   This forum was held at Yale in 2017. Thank you to the student planning team for making this event possible. Find additional resources and quotes on the podcast episode page here .

People in this episode

Guests: Tim Keller, Anthony Kronman

Topics covered

• God
• personal relationship
• Christianity
• humanism
• gifts
• grace
• gratitude

Keywords

• God
• personal
• Christmas
• Tim Keller
• Anthony Kronman
• gifts
• grace
• gratitude

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yale

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