Beautiful outlaw : experiencing the playful, disruptive, extravagant personality of Jesus / John Eldredge.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, NY : FaithWords, 2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 225 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0892960884 (regular ed.)
- 9780892960880 (regular ed.) :
- Experiencing the playful, disruptive, extravagant personality of Jesus
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 232.903 E37 | Checked out | 06/19/2024 | 33111006573378 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-225).
The tipping of the landslide -- The playfulness of God and the poison of religion -- The missing essential-- His personality -- Is Jesus really playful? -- Fierce intention -- The most human face of all -- Extravagant generosity -- Disruptive honesty -- A scandalous freedom -- Cunning -- Humility -- Trueness -- Beautiful -- Loving Jesus -- Letting Jesus be himself-- with you -- Clearing away the religious fog -- Letting Jesus be himself-- encounters -- Letting His life fill yours -- One last thought.
Discusses the personality of Jesus Christ and how it affected how his contemporaries viewed him as well as how his actions in the Bible should be interpreted, arguing that his humanity, not his divinity, helps better understand his life.