Rethinking God with Tacos PODCAST Brad Jersak / A Non-Violent God
Dec 2, 2025
Brad Jersak, a renowned theologian and author focused on nonviolent theology, dives into the transformative power of divine love revealed through Jesus. He challenges traditional views by arguing that the cross exemplifies God's forgiving love rather than punitive wrath. Jersak discusses the importance of understanding co-suffering, offering children a guilt-free interpretation of the gospel. He emphasizes Jesus' teachings on disarmament and kindness, framing the Sermon on the Mount as a blueprint for breaking cycles of violence, while inspiring hope for the restoration of all things.
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Cross Reveals Nonviolent Divine Love
- Brad Jersak argues the cross reveals God as self-giving, radically forgiving love, not a deity needing violent satisfaction.
- Jesus' nonviolent response to being killed shows God's power is cruciform and life-giving, not death-dealing.
Power As A Facet Of Love
- God’s essence is love, so every attribute (power, justice) must be a facet of that love.
- True divine power looks like self-giving service and life, not coercive violence.
Co-Suffering As Literal Solidarity
- Co-suffering means Christ literally enters and experiences human pain, not merely sympathizes from afar.
- That solidarity undergirds healing because Jesus is present 'in the rubble' with sufferers.
