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

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

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

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

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

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