[Between the Lines]

This writer is being too tough on John. He's trying to counteract the wimpifying, metrosexualizing of the modern American male.

Yes, Eldredge is trying to address the problem of the wussification of the church and I have no doubt that Eldredge's motives and intentions are sincere. But, the manner in which Eldredge attempts to prove his thesis, however, is founded upon bad theology, an erroneous use of Scripture, an undermining of the biblical notion of vocation, and a distortion of biblical femininity - all of which potentially misguide readers into living unbiblical and unwise lives.

Though Eldredge is correct about the feminisation of the church and modern man, he has no clue as to what the Biblical answer to this problem might be.

[xzins]

My concern is with approach.

Eldredge is attempting to spell out something that hasn't really been dealt with. I'm sure he makes a few stumbles and missteps here and there, but it's not like it's a well-taught field.

The article approaches it like a review of tragic doctrinal error.

I'd like to see a different approach. I'd like to see something like, "My brother Eldredge says X. I was thinking X1 is a better way of looking at things."