Love Works
That’s the Gospel Truth
- Theology
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
Is it God's will that the world be destroyed? That is no longer a believable idea. This book starts from the assumption that God has nothing to do with the destruction of the world. To account for these facts, rather, we must look at the "deep darkness"--depicted in the Bible--that threatens to return the world to a formless void. With that assumption this book proposes a biblical theology that shows how faith and hope can align with our scientific and ethical understandings and how such a thoughtful faith will be active in love. So understood, the love of God looks less like the love a parent has for a child than the challenging, risky love a leader has for disciples, whose word to them is "follow me." In this way we see that love works: love is active; and love succeeds in defeating the corruption and violence that threaten to destroy our world. That's the gospel truth.
Endorsements (3)
“Love Works is a testament to the power of active, selfless love in a world on the edge. Though our conversations at Roanoke College once diverged on matters of omnipotence, I find Wisnefske’s insights both intellectually stimulating and deeply sincere. His work challenges us to engage with life’s complexities with hope and determination.”
“This book is a profound and timely witness to the liberating power of love. Radically, but also patiently and with self-effacing prose, the author fills old wine skins of theological doctrine and philosophic axioms with renewed tenderness for the world—a unified and honest way of being, acting, and believing that flees the heroics of secular nihilism and the charms of Christian escapism. It is a welcome and, I hope, lasting proposal.”
“Ned Wisnefske’s new book is a deeply thoughtful meditation on the state of our world as it teeters on the edge of (self-)destruction. With the voice of poetic wisdom, the theologian poses honest and searching questions about the destiny of creation. In this logically structured, lucidly written, and passionately argued essay, Wisnefske leads readers toward a liberating insight: love works. The act of loving and setting others free becomes a triumph over chaos.”
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