Beautiful Outlaw, John Eldredge
Beautiful Outlaw, John Eldredge
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Beautiful Outlaw
Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus

Author: John Eldredge

Narrator: John Eldredge

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Faith Words

Published: 10/12/2011


Synopsis

Reading the Gospels without knowing the personality of Jesus is like watching television with the sound turned off. The result is a dry, two dimensional person doing strange, undecipherable things.

In BEAUTIFUL OUTLAW, John Eldredge removes the religious varnish to help readers discover stunning new insights into the humanity of Jesus. He was accused of breaking the law, keeping bad company, heavy drinking. Of being the devil himself. He was so compelling and dangerous they had to kill him. But others loved him passionately. He had a sense of humor. His generosity was scandalous. His anger made enemies tremble. He'd say the most outrageous things. He was definitely not the Jesus of the stained glass.

In the author's winsome, narrative approach, he breaks Jesus out of the typical stereotypes, just as he set masculinity free in his book, Wild at Heart. By uncovering the real Jesus, readers are welcomed into the rich emotional life of Christ. All of the remarkable qualities of Jesus burst like fireworks with color and brilliance because of his humanity.

Eldredge goes on to show readers how they can experience this Jesus in their lives every day. This book will quicken readers' worship, and deepen their intimacy with Jesus.

About John Eldredge

John Eldredge is a bestselling author, a counselor, and a teacher. He is also president of Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God's love, and learn to live in God's kingdom. John and his wife, Stasi, live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on December 29, 2011

John Eldredge has been an incredible influence on both me personally and on my ministry. Wild at Heart and Waking the Dead are two of the most powerful books I've ever read. I use both regularly in my teaching and have encouraged many other people to read them. While his others books aren't quite on......more

Goodreads review by Scott on January 24, 2014

If I could give 6 stars I would. This may be the most impactful book--outside of the Bible--that I have read. It's a book about the personality of Jesus. If you're looking for theology principles, like how God could become man or the Trinity, this isn't where you would get that. There are many fine b......more

Goodreads review by Brian on May 15, 2012

There were some good features about this book, but overall it was seriously marred by issues related to style, content and manner of argument. On the plus side there were 3 particular areas of strength: 1) He validly challenged two widely accepted misunderstandings that can have profound affects on t......more

Goodreads review by Emma on August 29, 2022

Jesus is literally insane, the most attractive personality in all of time! I have too much to say abt this book so here is one of my favorite quotes from it; “To live in such a way that there is always something of an element of surprise, and yet, however he acts turns out to be exactly what was nee......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on October 02, 2011

Beautiful Outlaw, by John Eldredge is almost like two books in one. The first half takes you through different personality traits of Jesus, emphasizing how human he was and how loveable his personality is. The second half is about us, how we can respond to this Jesus and live more fully through Him.......more