Love Burns Like Fire: An Open and Relational Take on Hell

What if the truth regarding what you’ve been taught about hell is far more beautiful than you ever imagined? In this groundbreaking entry in the micro theology series, you’ll discover 28 powerful ideas to revolutionize your understanding of divine love, justice, and redemption. Through personal stories of loss and profound theological exploration, this book reveals how “love burns like fire”—not to destroy, but to transform and restore everything it touches. Prepare to have your faith challenged, your heart opened, and your hope for humanity’s ultimate destiny completely renewed.

--Jonathan invites us to imagine a God whose love is so compelling and relentless that, in the end, we are wooed—not threatened—into surrender. —Loren Richmond Jr., Chaplain and Ministry Consultant, host of the Future Christian Podcast

--Jonathan Foster unpacks the “why” behind shifting views on hell with a compassionate mix of honesty, depth and solid research. This will help so many people who are wrestling with big questions in a way that is both evidence-based and relatable. —Leslie Nease, author of Honoring the Journey: The Deconstruction of Sister Christian and Host of Honoring the Journey Podcast

--This is not simply another boring “hot take” on hell. Instead, Foster offers a deep, honest, and human analysis of how Love screws with our tired conceptions of who’s in and who’s out. Love, it turns out, is more difficult than fear, retribution, and wrath. Are you up for the challenge? If so, let Foster be your guide! —Josh Patterson, host of (Re)thinking Faith Podcast

© 2025 SacraSage Press (Audiobook): 9781968136109

Release date

Audiobook: 10 September 2025