The New Eve [Hardcover]

Robert Lewis (Author), Jeremy Royal Howard (Author), Shaunti Feldhahn (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2008

Best-selling men’s ministry author Robert Lewis knows what you’re thinking: What’s a man doing writing a book about women?

 

The answer is: because women strongly encouraged him to do so! Per their request, having seen so many positive changes in the men in their lives, The New Eve is an equally stirring counterpart to Robert’s teachings on authentic biblical manhood, powerfully defining Christian womanhood in the context of the modern world.

 

He says, “Many women lack a clear, compelling, biblical vision for what it means to be a Christian woman living in the twenty-first century. They are stuck with images mired in 1950s terminology or given license to indiscrimi­nately pursue a modern life that overlooks divine directives, bringing confusion and regret.”

 

In essence, The New Eve sets forth and expounds upon five “Bold Moves” for today’s discerning woman: Live from the Inside Out; Adopt a Biblical Definition of Womanhood; Embrace a Big-Picture Perspective on Life; Live with the End in Mind; Use Wisdom with a Man.

 

 

Endorsements

 

“I never thought a book written by a man could give me such an eye-opening picture of who I should be as a woman.”

 

—Shaunti Feldhahn, bestselling author of For Women Only

 

“Women today have unprecedented opportunities and possibilities before them, but this great new freedom also brings a new dilemma: how to make the best choices for their own good and that of their families. In The New Eve, Robert Lewis gives women of all ages a picture of what God intended for us from the beginning and a clear vision for how we make choices that liberate us to live with purposeful direction. No matter your stage in life, all women can benefit from his coaching. I highly recommend it.” ??

— Barbara Rainey, co-founder of FamilyLife

“Robert Lewis sounds a much-needed message as he calls women to walk in the feminine freedom and fullness that result from embracing our core biblical callings. The New Eve dispels the current cultural fog regarding what it means to be a woman, by looking to God's design as revealed in the Scripture, for wisdom, insight, and direction."

— Nancy Leigh DeMoss, author and host of Revive Our Hearts radio

 

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Robert Lewis is the best-selling author of Raising a Modern-Day Knight and Rocking the Roles: Building a Win-Win Marriage. He is also executive direc­tor of the Global Reach research/resource organization, founder of the Men’s Fraternity ministry, and pastor-at-large for Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2001, he was named Pastor of the Year by the National Coalition of Men’s Ministry. He and his wife, Sherard, have four children.

 

Jeremy Howard holds a Ph.D. in Christian Apologetics and Worldview Studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Now a writer and editor, he lives with his wife and children in Nashville, Tennessee.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group; 1st edition (February 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805446877
• ISBN-13: 978-0805446876
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Writer did not get to the "core" of what God intends for women, October 12, 2008

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Corin Theean "little clay pot" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Eve (Hardcover)

I have read many books that help women discover God's purpose for their lives...several that I read and reread and underlined...and journaled about...always learning more and more. They brought about real understanding, instilled courage and brought me closer to the heart of God.
The New Eve, however, is not such a book. I would not recommend it. The author failed to strike a cord with me as he did not appear to really understand the true core of a woman's heart. Instead, he relies on artificial stereotypes and simplistic diagrams that fail to describe the hearts and lives of the many women I have known.
Robert Lewis bases much of the book on three core callings of all women: 1) to seek deep, lasting companionship with a man; 2)to raise up and launch healthy, godly children into the world and 3) to advance God's kingdom on earth in ways specific to your gifting. It troubles me that #1 is not "to seek a deep, lasting, intimate relationship with God. When that becomes our core calling, God in turn reveals an intensely mysterious and wonderfully rich purpose and path which is unique for each and every woman...whether we will be single or married, whether we will bear, adopt, foster children or live for Him in another way. There is an example given of the token woman who does not marry or have children; she is portrayed as a courageous woman who is able to make good of her situation. She will ask God why he did not give her #1 and #2 core callings when she gets to heaven.
Much of the book seems to be written from a 1950s view of ideal womanhood with patches of "modern day" roles sewn on top to attempt to make it more contemporary and palatable.
This very simplistic and flawed approach fails to recognize the immense love, strength and creativity of God and how he unleashes them in the life of a woman who seeks Him first. I think women want to know how to seek God, how to deal with the weaknesses, fears and struggles that were unleashed in Genesis and to be truly able to fully become who God desires them to be.
The entire Bible is rich with such great wisdom for women...There was not much guiding the reader to dig deep into every corner of the Bible. Instead there were the diagrams and generalizations that seemed to fall short of what I would want my friend, daughter or any woman reading this review to have as a guide.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly encouraging!, July 7, 2008

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Carrie O "Carrie" (Little Rock, AR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Eve (Hardcover)

I have read the entire book and then re-read several sections as needed for reference. As a 31-year old female, I found the insights Dr. Lewis shared to be incredibly encouraging and life-breathing. He provides some very simple, straight-forward insights into the role of women in the world today, and although some of them are hard truths to read, it was what I needed to hear. I have given copies of this book to several of my friends who are in the same season of life as me, and they have also found the truths shared in this book to be encouraging, challenging and worth their time to think about. I highly recommend buying and reading this book to anyone female who is looking to choose God's best for their lives.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Undecided, April 18, 2008

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sa_murphy - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Eve (Hardcover)

I am having a hard time relating to the "core callings" that the author is baseing this book on. It seems a little outdated to me...or shortsided I guess, but I really loved the different concepts of worldviews...that helped me a lot.
I realized that I (even as a Christian woman) have a "whatevers in" worldview...moreso than I ever thought.
I also liked the description of Eve, and the mistakes involved in the Fall and how that effects us to this day...that is eye opening and helpful.