Wild at Heart Field Manual:
A Personal Guide to Discovering the Secret of Your Masculine Soul

By John Eldredge
Thomas Nelson, $16.99
ISBN 0785265740

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Christian men take book's message to heart

John Eldredge's Wild at Heart clearly struck a chord with Christian men. Released last spring, the book continues to hover near the top of Christian bestseller lists and has won acclaim from figures like author and theologian Charles Swindoll, who describes it as "the best, most insightful book I have read in at least the last five years." In his Christian take on the Iron John philosophy, Eldredge argues that men don't have to behave like "nice guys" to be good Christians. Rather than trying to live within the boring, dreary confines set for modern male behavior, Eldredge urges his fellow men to strive for lives filled with adventure, freedom and passion. "Adventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written in the soul of man," he argues. Eldredge, who leads popular conferences and retreats as part of his ministry, believes what most men really want is a battle to fight, an adventure to live and a beauty to rescue. To reinforce his message, Eldredge has put together a Wild at Heart Field Manual: A Personal Guide to Discovering the Secret of Your Masculine Soul. Presented in workbook style, the new book offers a step-by-step guide toward finding a man's "true heart" through writing exercises, discussion guides and even movies to watch. Whether they're setting out as individuals or as part of a group, the men who have been inspired by Eldredge's philosophy will find this new field manual an indispensable guide to their journey.