Tim Keller Says Forgiveness Is Key to Christian Witness

What does it mean to forgive? Is it just a matter of forgetting and moving on? How do justice, vengeance, and accountability factor into the equation?

On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, pastor and author Tim Keller and Russell discuss the "thorny," as Keller refers to it, topic of forgiveness. They talk about the biblical approach to forgiveness and how to understand the subject theologically. And they consider the role of forgiveness in real-life circumstances, ranging from the idea of forgiving oneself to what it means to forgive in situations of abuse.

For more on the subject, check out Keller's latest book, Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Timothy Keller, Forgive 
• Wendell Berry, The Need to Be Whole
• Miroslav Volf, Exclusion and Embrace
• David Powlison, Good and Angry
• Jonathan Rausch, The Constitution of Knowledge
• Yuval Levin, A Time to Build
• 
  

“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today 

Chief Creative Officer: Erik Petrik 

Executive Producer and Host: Russell Moore 

Producer: Ashley Hales 

Director of Podcasts: Mike Cosper 

Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens 

Production Assistance: CoreMedia 

Coordinator: Beth Grabenkort 

Producer and Audio Mixing: Kevin Duthu 

Associate Producer: Abby Perry 

Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices