Reviews
Brad Jersak is an accomplished theologian, thoroughly grounded in Scripture and Patristics, but in A More Christlike Way he also writes from decades of pastoral experience. This is what makes his sequel to A More Christlike God so compelling. We have academic theologians and seasoned pastors, but it's rare to find both so beautifully combined in a single person. A More Christlike Way is a book for our time and place in North America, where so much of what is called Christianity has been hijacked to serve agendas that are decidedly unChristlike. A More Christlike Way sets forth a vision for following Jesus that is in keeping with the kind of faith that first turned the world upside down two thousand years ago. Brian Zahnd Lead Pastor, Word of Life Church, St. Joseph, MO Author of Postcards from Babylon Nobody has taught me more about the character of God than Brad Jersak. Together, A More Christlike God and A More Christlike Way are nothing less than the theological, pastoral foundation for a brewing revolution. This is the clear, bold, defining articulation of the Jesus path we desperately need. In this apocalyptic time, when so many people have become rightly disillusioned with religion that is anything but Christlike, this book is revelatory. If your faith has been unraveling or "deconstructing"--here is the new construction on the other side. Jonathan Martin Lead Pastor, The Table OKC, "Son of a Preacher Man" podcast Author of How to Survive a Shipwreck & Prototype In A More Christlike Way, Brad Jersak invites the weary, angry, cynical, struggling, deconstructing, numb, overwhelmed ones into a way of faith that cuts through triumphalistic, ego-driven, striving religiosity to resurrect resilient hope in a living, loving, and life-transforming God. Jersak's voice rings with the honest authenticity of a disciple who walks out what he seeks to teach. This book is no silver bullet to a richer, more meaningful faith life. Jersak has traversed the hills and valleys of faith for too long to offer such an empty promise. Rather, if you have reached the end of your best efforts; if after discarding the trappings of religion you find yourself empty; if you feel lost in the meaninglessness of it all and overwhelmed by the chaotic, violent mess of the world, then this book might just be the invitation you're seeking to step into a faith that embraces the paradox of liberation and surrender, sets mercy and compassion as its compass, and teaches the practices that allow us to live into a more Christlike way. Dr. Wendy VanderWal Gritter Executive Director, Generous Space Ministries Author of Generous Spaciousness: Responding to Gay Christians in the Church
