Wild at Heart Field Manual- A Personal Guide to Discover the Secret of Your Masculine Soul Description:

Wild at Heart Field Manual: A Personal Guide to Discover the Secret of Your Masculine Soul review:
4 stars (Finally, An Answer) - The book is expansive, deep and yet fairly easy to read. In straightfoward terms the author shares his observations about men and women. He carefully builds his case that God made man and woman to reflect the LORD's own masculinity and feminity. Each has a role to play in shaping and developing the world; when sin entered these roles were corrupted and the Enemy has worked hard to keep us in the dark about what it means to be masculine. John Eldredge takes time to explore the things that motivate men and how many of us avoid being the man God made preferring to pretend to be something we are not. He shows how men were made for God's glory and how they can recover what was lost in the Fall.
5 stars (Not Just a Study Guide...) - The Field Manual is not just one more study guide to grind out some more revenue from a popular book. It is a structured journey deep into the heart that goes far beyond the original book. God will change the man who slowly, humbly, prayerfully works through this book. Profound and challenging for both individual and group study.
5 stars (Christianity Today's online article) - Check out the article at on Eldredge:



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Yes, he is a radical, but in his defence - so was Jesus. It's been a while since I've read Wild at Heart (WaH), but I recall it being refreshing to my faith, just as Eldredge in person has been refreshing to me. I've had the privilege of listening to him speak a few times.



I've read all his books (haven't seen the videos) and I get them confused, but what I've really taken away from the man is his vision of the way church should be, that is a band of brothers. Granted, he doesn't delve into any 'bands of sisters.' Probably only because that would be outside the scope of this book? Anyways, Jesus exemplified intimacy through discipleship with three men and he also kept a group of buddies known as "The Twelve." And from that he left a legacy.



I wonder, how is Sunday morning church like Jesus' model? I'm sure discipleship happens in churches, but not nearly enough.



Some readers complain that they have not been wounded by their fathers and therefore this book doesn't really apply to them. I've had a great dad, most of the time. I don't think he's given me any major wounds... But I did get wounds during gradeschool, though I won't dive into that here... The point is that we all received serious wounds as children, even if they didn't come from our fathers. Like Milton says, "Happy, but for so happy ill secured." So if you take the father-wound theme in stride and try to be a good reader (looking at the world thru the author's eyes & saving criticsm for later if at all), then you will enjoy the book and maybe it will change you.