A More Christlike God: Bradley Jersak on Faith After Deconstruction

20/07/2025 1h 2min
A More Christlike God: Bradley Jersak on Faith After Deconstruction

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Bradley Jersak is a theologian, author, and Principal of St. Stephen's University. His books including A More Christlike God, A More Christlike Word, and Out of the Embers have helped countless people navigate faith transitions and discover a more expansive understanding of the gospel. This conversation explores some of the pivotal movements in Brad’s story as well as his views on things like penal substitutionary atonement, hell and the very character of God. If you've ever struggled with images of a God who seems angry, distant, violent or retributive, this is a conversation for you. Some of Brad's (many) books we mention in this conversation:A More Christlike God: A More Beautiful GospelA More Christlike Word: Reading Scripture the Emmaus WayOut of the Embers: Faith After the Great DeconstructionHer Gates Will Never Be ShutStudy with Brad and the team at St. Stephen's University: https://www.ssu.ca/Want to reach out and let us know your thoughts or suggestions for the show? Send us a message here; we’d love to hear from you.The Spiritual Misfits Survival Guide (FREE): https://www.spiritualmisfits.com.au/survivalguideSign up to our mailing list:https://spiritualmisfits.com.au/Join our online Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spiritualmisfitspodcastSupport the pod:https://spiritualmisfits.com.au/support-us/View all episodes at: https://spiritualmisfits.buzzsprout.com