Way of Love
Recovering the Heart of Christianity
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
Way of Love invites readers to discover the Christian faith as a school that forms people in the practices of love. Love is the heart of Christian life because believers are called to follow in the footsteps of the God who is love. While attending to Scripture and the lives of saints and strugglers, Wirzba shows why love is hard, but also why it is necessary for the healing of our communities and world. Way of Love is unique because it shows that love is both a practice and the key to understanding what Christian teaching is fundamentally about, and why it matters for our daily lives. In a time when an increasing number of people see religion as irrelevant and Christian faith as mired in rancor and hate, Wirzba challenges Christians to a better way that prioritizes care and compassion for people and for the whole of creation.
Endorsements (4)
“In surprising reflections on biblical and contemporary stories of love, earth care, and hospitality, Wirzba reminds us of the many facets of a truth too often reduced to abstraction: God is love—a love that shows up in lives of joyful sacrifice, unstinting hospitality, almost unfathomable forgiveness. His retellings and reflections are acts of hospitality that offer a kind of nourishment we need again and again.”
“Dr. Norman Wirzba’s pages teem with a truth our divided world urgently needs: Love is not a soundbite; it’s a daily practice. With clarity and conviction, Wirzba moves us beyond sentiment and into the hard work of building real community, where all are seen and every wound is tended. This book is a steadfast companion for anyone seeking enduring hope, healing relationships, and faith with love at its center—where it has always belonged.”
“Profoundly, practically, and accessibly, Wirzba has done what the title says—he has recovered the heart of Christianity as love. It is an astonishing, moving achievement, with the potential to inspire individuals, groups, and whole communities. This is a book to be read and re-read, savored as the distillation of a lifetime’s wisdom by one of the leading Christian thinkers today.”
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