Regardless, the book is likely to fly off the shelves, purchased by all those women who gave Wild at Heart to their husbands, brothers and dads. Christian readers who embrace a robust egalitarianism will not find the Eldredges' perspective congenial. These are all unoriginal themes, which evangelical women's writers have been recycling for years. Also, women should form close, intimate friendships with one another, la Ruth and Naomi or the ladies in Fried Green Tomatoes. Godly women, in contrast, should see God as the ultimate lover, and look to Eve (and not, say, J. Drawing heavily on popular films to prove their points, the Eldredges warn that most women tend to become either controlling or needy. (This formula will be familiar to Eldredge's fans, as Wild at Heart offered a similar tripartite model of men's desires.) The rest of the book is an extended reflection on these three impulses. To facilitate this, the Eldredges reveal in the first chapter what every woman's three core desires are: to be romanced, to play a role in her own adventures and to display beauty.

Now he teams up with his wife, Stasi, to encourage women to connect with their deepest desires.

John Eldredge became the Robert Bly of evangelicalism with his blockbuster Wild at Heart. John Eldredge, author of numerous books including Wild at Heart, Epic and The Sacred Romance, is known for his advocacy of adventurous Christian living, particularly for men.

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