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| The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God | 
 enlarge | Authors: Brent Curtis, John Eldredge
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (123 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12731
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 228
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0785273425
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.4
UPC: 020049073421
EAN: 9780785273424
ASIN: 0785273425
Publication Date: May 14, 1997
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Product Description
The God who saves is also a God who woos His own to a relationship primarily of the heart. As we draw closer to Him, we must choose to let go of other "less-wild lovers," such as perfectionistic driveness and self-indulgence. Eldredge and Curtis identify the lies offered by "false loves" and instruct us on the journey back to the Lover of our souls.In carefully crafted words and images, the authors entice the reader to his or her own journey of the heart, promising, "It is possible to recover the lost life of our heart and with it the intimacy, beauty, and adventure of life with God."
Amazon.com Review
In The Sacred Romance, authors Brent Curtis and John Eldredge inspire readers to enter into the greatest romance of all time--one with God. Many Christians have tried to satiate the hunger of their hearts by substituting the love of God with things from this world. Since "our heart is the key to the Christian life," this often leads to spiritual stagnation and unhappiness, while God, the "Great Lover," attempts to lavishly adorn us with His perfect love. Doubting God's goodness coupled with fear of trusting Him blind the believer and prevent him from being wooed by God into a rich relationship. Life can soon become empty, cold, and worthless. Through personal narrative, Curtis and Eldredge take turns convincing the reader not only that God is good, but that recklessly abandoning oneself to Him results in a fulfilling life of abundance and awe. In this portrayal of God's character, the obvious error lies in believing that He could need anything from His creatures, or that He could be "hurt" by their unrequited love. On the whole, however, this is a call to a more passionate relationship with the lover of our souls. A follow-up book, The Journey of Desire, was written by John Eldredge after Brent Curtis's tragic death. --Jill Heatherly
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 Help for those who hurt. October 11, 2008
Are you feeling further and further out of touch with God? Is pain your shadow these days? For some solid help, I highly recommend The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God. It will be especially helpful to one suffering the heartache of his/her life unravelling or feeling like such. Also it will benefit one trying to help another in such a condition.
For additional help, follow the authors' lead on reading other books quoted or recommended in their book.
 A Tough Book to Finish October 4, 2008
I read a lot of books. I usually enjoy most of them. I loved "Wild at Heart". "The Way of the Wild at Heart" was good, but not as good. "Walking with God" was decent. But The Sacred Romance bored me out of my mind. I couldn't wait to finish it.
A Christian perspective for a new generation September 1, 2008
I read the Sacred Romance when I was in high school and it completely changed my walk with Christ. I grew up in church, and was very concerned with looking like a Christian, but I was missing out on what really matters. This book is a must read for people who have become disillusioned with religion. The Sacred Romance helped me to understand that I can have a meaningful relationship with God without succumbing to the typical religious stereotype, and by having a less typical, more radical relationship with God, I can come closer to having the true relationship that God desires from me.
 Disappointed May 5, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Sacred Romance Drawing Closer To The Heart Of God
I was very disappointed in this book. It is not all it is cracked up to be. After everybody telling me how great it was on the Intimacy with God.
I didnot make past chapter 2.
The Right Path January 29, 2008
During Christmas I was recovering from a demoralizing illness and terrible panic attacks that had shaken my faith. Searching for...something, I began reading the writings of the Spanish mystic Teresa of Avila to learn more about her devotion to Christ. But I found her so advanced, I was overwhelmed. Then a God friend recommended this book. I'm so glad he did, because it met me where I am and set me on my current path. It has had and continues to have a profound effect on me--deepening my spiritual life and taking me to a totally different level of belief. I think I'm beginning to GET it-what God's relationship with me is about and vice versa. The book also made aware of Jesus as a human being-something I'd been searching for for years--and enabled me to begin to reallysee Him in His life and words.
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