They wince - grimace, frown, grunt in disapproval - at the feelings-based, touchy-feely, Jesus-as-nice-guy focus of the contemporary megachurch. Men in the Eldredge mold shy away (steadfastly reject, turn away in disgust, set their steely gaze far from) the “feminized” evangelical Church.
Jesus, of course, is ultimately that man - this is Christian publishing, after all - but he is represented in marriage by a rock-steady, rock-hard, rock-climbing Christian husband. And Stasi, who is as pretty as our hero deserves, has her own stuff, mostly written to remind gals that their innermost dream is to be rescued by a strong, handsome, virile man. Although I didn’t find the “Wild at Heart” licensed machete with filleting blade and cuticle nippers it wasn’t listed in the 113 Eldredge products for sale online at Christian Book Distributors, which features “Wild at Heart” and other Eldredge books in a frightful number of permutations.īut it was “Wild” that made this former Focus on the Family staffer, a father of three ruggedly handsome, masculine but sensitive boys, not just a publishing goldmine but a spokesman for complementarian men, family, and marriage. “Wild” was a publishing sensation - Eldredge has gone on to write numerous other books, and they’ve all, like “Wild,” spun off innumerable attendant study guides and booklets, journals and calendars, and “Wild” niche merchandise.
“Wild at Heart” is a call to fly fishing, mountain climbing, and other masculine pursuits - well, he identifies them as masculine - that teach men how to be heroes of the Great Adventure God has placed them in, how to lead their wives and children like sensitive, intrepid conquerors, and how to banish the effect of the icy cold water of modern society on their hearts and. John Eldredge, evangelicalism’s ruggedly handsome go-to guy on being a guy and other stuff, has a new marriage book out with his lovely wife, Stasi.Įldredge stormed onto the Christian publishing field a few years ago with “Wild At Heart,” an explanation of what the Church and society have done to wither mens’ souls and a defense of Rugged Christian Manliness as a defiant response.
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