--- title: "3 Christendom Quotes By Tim Keel" description: "3 Christendom quotes by Tim Keel. Plus more from Tim Keel and more Christendom sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edf/tim-keel-50598_abundant-life_we-live-in-a-culture-of-reductionism-or_464067.jpg" --- > [“We live in a culture of reductionism. Or better, we are living in the aftermath of a culture of reductionism, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/we-live-in-a-culture-of-reductionism-or-better-we-are-living-in-the/) [Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edf/tim-keel-50598_abundant-life_we-live-in-a-culture-of-reductionism-or_464067.jpg) > [“In post-Christendom, the church is that community of people who look to discover what God is actively doing in the world around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/in-post-christendom-the-church-is-that-community-of-people-who-look/) [Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/tim-keel-50598_church_in-post-christendom-the-church-is-that-c_1582816.jpg) > [“. . . I realized with a growing and startling sense of clarity that the seminary was educating and training me for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/i-realized-with-a-growing-and-startling-sense-of-clarity-that-the/) [Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/tim-keel-50598_catholic_i-realized-with-a-growing-and-startling_2860955.jpg) ## More by Tim Keel > [“Further, in the modern story, reality is that which is observable, measurable, and repeatable - the kinds of phenomena available, accessible, and verifiable to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/further-in-the-modern-story-reality-is-that-which-is-observable/) [Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/) > [“The loss of connection between churches and neighborhoods creates a corresponding loss of localized imagination and creates an addictive-like dependence on a contextual experts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/the-loss-of-connection-between-churches-and-neighborhoods-creates-a/) [Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/) > [“We live in a culture of reductionism. Or better, we are living in the aftermath of a culture of reductionism, and I believe we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/we-live-in-a-culture-of-reductionism-or-better-we-are-living-in-the/) [Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/) > [“We imagine that our theological/conceptual systems are the means by which we know God as God is. I truly believe that such postures and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/we-imagine-that-our-theological-conceptual-systems-are-the-means-by/) [Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/) > [“In post-Christendom, the church is that community of people who look to discover what God is actively doing in the world around them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/in-post-christendom-the-church-is-that-community-of-people-who-look/) [Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/) > [“For better of for worse the church in the West bought modernity's claims. We were baptized in its story (even though it said it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/for-better-of-for-worse-the-church-in-the-west-bought-modernity-s/) [Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/) > [“. . . I realized with a growing and startling sense of clarity that the seminary was educating and training me for a world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-keel/i-realized-with-a-growing-and-startling-sense-of-clarity-that-the/) [Tim Keel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-keel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christendom/tim-keel/#itemlist", "name": "3 Christendom Quotes By Tim Keel", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We live in a culture of reductionism. 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