"This tour de force solidifies Richard Beck's reputation as one of America's finest, winsome, and most imaginative theologians. Every page of this deeply moving, theologically disciplined, and accessible work brims with practical and applicable wisdom. Beck's reflections on the spiritual practices of hospitality and kindness invite us to widen our circles of concern to include the stranger and are a much needed and timely tonic for a divided world. I can't commend this book highly enough. Let the 'kindness revolution' begin!"

"The word 'prophetic' gets thrown around so much that I hesitate to use it here and yet Richard Beck's remarkable book is exactly that. If the church put these words into practice, it could quite literally change the world."

"At a time when Christianity is in danger of being hijacked for the nefarious agendas of nationalism, racism, and xenophobia, Richard Beck calls us to welcome Jesus, who so often comes in the guise of the maligned or forgotten stranger. In Beck's brilliant Stranger God, we find a beautiful portrait of a Christianity that prioritizes care for the indigent, infirm, immigrant, and imprisoned. I cannot think of a more timely book!"

"Richard Beck is not only a brilliant mind but more importantly, a person of integrity, which is why we should heed the wisdom about hospitality he shares with us in Stranger God. In a world that feels increasingly divisive, Beck’s counsel to widen our circle of affection could not be more timely. This is a wise, holy, and yes, practical book about how to become formed as people who welcome the stranger God among us."

"In his new book, Richard Beck shows how opening ourselves to strangers lets us see more of God. A deceptively simple and deeply loving examination of the Little Way practices that can make us whole."

"Richard Beck is one of my favorite theologians precisely because of what he manages to do in Stranger God—​he gathers the ideals and big hopes of Christianity in from our someday-in-the-sweet-bye-and-bye into our actual lives with grace and humor and practicality. He is equal parts pastoral and prophetic. After all, it's all well and good to say that Christians will be known by our love: it's something entirely different to actually love people who you find offensive or wrong or even just different. Through this wise and warm exploration of the Little Way, you will be discipled into the sweet ways of Jesus, whose love transforms everything—​even us."