Augsburg Fortress

"A must-read for all Christians interested in inclusivity for their communities."

Publishers Weekly

"In a world as balkanized as the one in which we find ourselves, Bussie's words light the way toward practice 'a love so deep it subverts the social order, so radical it scandalizes the powerful, so vast it excludes no one."

Chicago Tribune

"This is a memoir, but it's also a theological examination of the depths of love."

The Presbyterian Outlook

"This is a book about love, but not just any love. It's about cosmic love, deep-faith love, break-down-walls love. Every page pulses with that same radical love. Read it and let the contents pour into you and make you better."

Eboo Patel, author of Acts of Faith

"If you believe, as I do, that love is the heart of Jesus' message and should be the point of the Christian life, then you'll be surprised to see how few books there are that aim specifically to help you become a better practitioner of love. And you'll be thrilled when a book like this comes along--super well-written, really inspiring and practical, deeply engaged with scripture, and joyfully celebrating the primacy of love."

Brian D. McLaren, author of The Great Spiritual Migration

"I want to press this book into the hands of every Christian who has despaired of our faith being choked by narrow moralism, prejudice, nationalism, and all those who sought Jesus and were greeted by a door slammed in the face instead of a seat at his banquet table. I want to stock it in every church pew where I've heard something contrary to the love of Christ preached. Bussie's words reminded me of how vast and expansive Christ was (is)--and that Christian love shook the earth precisely because it extends to every single person without exception, even to me. Bussie's a gifted preacher with the voice of a friend who will grab you by the shoulders, look you in the eye, and say, no matter what your family of origin says, no matter what your church says, no matter what you say, you are beloved. Full stop."

Jessica Mesman Griffith, author of Love and Salt, curator of the online spiritual community Sick Pilgrim