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God Looks Like Jesus
A Renewed Approach to Understanding God

By Gregory Boyd; M. Scott Boren the Jesus Collective
Foreword by Meghan Larissa Good

Too often our image of God is distorted – either authoritarian, distant, or punitive. God Looks Like Jesus offers a powerfully different perspective: the person of Jesus as the clearest revelation of God’s nature. This theology isn’t just uplifting – it has practical consequences for how we pastor, worship, and live discipleship daily.

This book will help you:

• Understand God through the life and teachings of Jesus
• Let go of harmful, fear-based images of God
• Embrace a theology rooted in love, mercy, and justice
• Deepen your spiritual identity as a follower of Jesus
• Discover how Christlikeness is both a vision and a calling
• Explore a communal and action-based vision of the Church
• Join a growing movement of Jesus-shaped faith across the globe 

Features

• Explores how Jesus reveals the true nature of God
• Challenges fear-based and authoritarian images of God
• Offers a Christlike vision of power, love, and justice
• Examines themes of doubt, trust, and spiritual transformation
• Includes discussion guide for group or personal reflection

Soft cover, 120pp
1.27 cms H x 20.32 cms L x 12.95 cms W (0.14 kgs)
ISBN 9781513815510
Herald Press (2025)

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 Description

What if the most reliable way to understand God is to look at Jesus – not just occasionally, but as the starting point and centre of all theology?

In God Looks Like Jesus, Gregory Boyd offers an inspiring, accessible manifesto for a Jesus-shaped faith that is gaining momentum among ministers, churches, and spiritual seekers worldwide. Rejecting traditional portrayals of God as violent, authoritarian, or distant, Boyd invites readers to discover the God revealed in Christ – loving, nonviolent, merciful, self-giving, and radically just.

Each chapter explores how this Christ-centred vision redefines our ideas of power, justice, service, and faith itself. With contributions from M. Scott Boren and the Jesus Collective, this book brings theory into practice, with stories and insights from those already living out a Jesus-looking faith in their churches and communities.

The result is a timely and hopeful theological guide for leaders, pastors, worship planners, and thoughtful church members seeking a renewed understanding of who God is and what Christian discipleship looks like. Whether used in sermon prep, study groups, or personal devotion, God Looks Like Jesus offers clarity, conviction, and community for those hungry for a more authentic connection with the God of love.

 About the Author / contributors

Gregory Boyd is a theologian, pastor, and author known for his work on the character of God, nonviolence, and the centrality of Christ. He is the founder of Woodland Hills Church in Minnesota and the author of The Myth of a Christian Nation and Cross Vision.

M. Scott Boren is a writer, leadership coach, and church practitioner with a heart for community transformation and spiritual formation.

Jesus Collective is a network of leaders and churches seeking to centre Jesus in their theology, relationships, and practice.

Meghan Larissa Good, who provides the foreword, is a pastor and author of The Bible Unwrapped, known for her deep biblical insight and fresh, accessible voice.

Contents

• The Problem with Our Picture of God
• Jesus as the Complete Revelation
• Rethinking Power and Authority
• A Love That Looks Like the Cross
• The God Who Serves
• Faith, Doubt, and Trust in the Jesus Way
• What It Means to Follow a Jesus-Looking God
• Joining the Jesus-Shaped Movement
• Discussion Guide and Group Questions