{"product_id":"vulnerable-god-how-jesus-upends-our-assumptions-about-god-and-shows-us-how-to-be-human-paperback","title":"Vulnerable God: How Jesus Upends Our Assumptions about God--And Shows Us How to Be Human - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Tanner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Zahnd\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the God Who Became Fully Human--and What That Means for Your Faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe mystery of God made flesh isn't just doctrine. It's an invitation to reimagine both God \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVulnerable God\u003c\/i\u003e, pastor and theologian Kenneth Tanner offers a rich meditation on the incarnation. Tracing the events of Jesus's life as told in the Bible and the rhythms of the church year, Tanner invites us to recapture our wonder that God has become human--to discover what Christ's vulnerability reveals about the heart of God and how the full humanity of Jesus transforms our lives. This book explores\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e● how vulnerability is not a flaw but the very glory of divine love;\u003cbr\u003e● what it means to be fully human the way God is human; and\u003cbr\u003e● how Jesus shows us God's true character through service and surrender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of poetic depth and pastoral warmth, \u003ci\u003eVulnerable God\u003c\/i\u003e is for those looking to recapture a gentler, more human faith rooted in humility and wonder. Including a foreword by Brian Zahnd, this thoughtful companion is ideal for seasons of reflection and rediscovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat the Incarnation Teaches Us About Being Fully Human\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mystery of God made flesh isn't just doctrine. It's an invitation to reimagine both God \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVulnerable God\u003c\/i\u003e, pastor and theologian Kenneth Tanner offers a rich meditation on the incarnation. Tracing the events of Jesus's life as told in the Bible and the rhythms of the church year, Tanner invites us to recapture our wonder that God has become human--to discover what Christ's vulnerability reveals about the heart of God and how the full humanity of Jesus transforms our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this beautiful, radical, original book, you will be taken closer and closer to the heart of God. And Tanner will take you there in the only way possible: in and through the vulnerable heart and healing wounds of Jesus Christ. Accessible, mercifully free of jargon, and profoundly moving.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Guite\u003c\/b\u003e, poet, priest, and life fellow of Girton College, Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We've been handed a thousand images of a God made of cosmic power and heavenly distance. Tanner offers us something far more terrifying, scandalous, and beautiful: a God who chose to be held.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eScott Erickson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eHonest Advent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSay Yes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tanner describes a deeply hopeful possibility: that our ordinary human experience reveals not only our need for God but God himself, more like us than we dared hope.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMandy Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, pastor and author of \u003ci\u003eConfessions of an Amateur Saint\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We are given a beautiful and compelling vision of the humanity of Jesus, and in turn, we discover how his humanity reveals to us the very heart and divinity of God.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRich Villodas\u003c\/b\u003e, lead pastor, New Life Fellowship; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Narrow Path\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.41 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67862060433566,"sku":"9781540902771","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7748\/8030\/files\/020zOmrvZj9781540902771.webp?v=1793267618","url":"https:\/\/theword.com\/products\/vulnerable-god-how-jesus-upends-our-assumptions-about-god-and-shows-us-how-to-be-human-paperback","provider":"TheWord.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}