Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus

Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus

by JohnEldredge (Author)

Synopsis

Jesus is the most vague, misrepresented figure in the history of the world. Is it possible to know and trust someone so ethereal and lofty? What is he really like?
BEAUTIFUL OUTLAW offers a look into the humanity of Jesus, dismantling all the religious nonsense and helping us understand who this man really was - on a personal level. Focusing on his compelling personality, bestselling author John Eldredge shows us the real Jesus - playful, wild, and often scandalous.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 13 Sep 2012

ISBN 10: 034099553X
ISBN 13: 9780340995532
Book Overview: An exciting look at the real Jesus - wild, playful and provocative - from bestselling author John Eldredge.

Media Reviews
Bestselling author Eldredge (Wild at Heart), founder of Ransomed Heart Ministries, uses his playful style to uncover the truth about who Jesus really was. With an eyebrow-raising warning about the poison of religion, he urges readers to turn from religious power displays and legalism and instead spend time falling in love with the man, Jesus. Eldredge repeats tales from the Gospels to reveal a leader who was both humorous and confrontational, generous and moody. Eldredge clearly loves his subject, almost chuckling in delight at Jesus' antics. Readers get an intriguing glimpse of Jesus waiting his turn in line, snorting in anger, and artfully outsmarting his enemies. On the other hand, many of the themes are recycled (e.g., Jesus is your friend, suffering happens for a reason), and the book lacks opportunities for application and reflection (e.g., study questions). Still, readers will find a three-dimensional Jesus and may find themselves re-reading scripture with an eye on characters' feelings. --Publishers Weekly
Eldredge's trademark passion and personal transparency offer another inspiring challenge that could revolutionize lives as did his Wild at Heart. --on Beautiful Outlaw Christian Retailing
Author Bio
JOHN ELDREDGE is the founder and director of Ransomed Heart Ministries in Colorado Springs. John has written numerous books, including Epic, Waking the Dead, Wild at Heart, Desire, and is the co-author of Captivating and The Sacred Romance.