Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
Week 2: Chapter 1 — Wild at Heart
Read Chapter 1 of Wild at Heart. Key passages: Genesis 2:8–15; Exodus 15:3.
Previewing Week 2 of Wild at Heart
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Eldredge opens the book proper by making the case that wildness — not niceness — is the core of authentic masculinity, and that God himself is the original Wild One.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Eldredge draws a sharp contrast between the 'nice guy' Christianity has often produced and the wild, fierce masculinity he sees in Scripture. In your own words, what is the difference between a 'nice' man and a 'good' man as Eldredge uses those terms?
2.He points out that Adam was placed in the Garden — a wild place — before the Fall, not in a sanctuary or a suburb. What does the setting of Eden suggest about the kind of environment men thrive in?
3.Eldredge argues that God is a warrior God — Exodus 15:3 calls him a 'man of war' — and that the masculine images Scripture uses for God are intentional, not merely cultural. How does this reshape your understanding of what it means to reflect God's image as a man?