- Publisher: Deeper Walk
- Available in: Paperback
- ISBN: 978-1-7327510-1-9
- Published: November 15, 2019
Most of us are scared to death to lift the lid on the Pandora’s box of narcissism. Dealing with predatory people leaves us intimidated, scared, and hopeless.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. E. James Wilder rips the cover off the dreaded box and gives us a clear view of both the problem and the surprising solution. Dr. Wilder offers us a new paradigm that moves us away from the individualized therapy model toward the need for identity groups that help each other learn how to love our enemies.
You’ll be highlighting insights in nearly every paragraph as you make your way through this fresh approach to a very old problem.
James Wilder (Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, and MA, Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary) has been training leaders and counselors for thirty years on five continents. He is the author of over ten books with a strong focus on maturity and relational skills for leaders, including his coauthored book Rare Leadership. His coauthored book, Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You has sold over 100,000 copies in eleven languages. Wilder has published numerous articles and developed four sets of video and relational leadership training called THRIVE.
He has extensive clinical counseling experience and is the chief neuro-theologian of Shepherd’s House Inc., a nonprofit working at the intersection of brain science and theology. He is also the lead developer of the Life Model, which is building contagiously healthy Christian communities through equipping existing networks with the skills to thrive.
Narcissism is a hot topic these days, but I don’t know of anyone who had a solution before Dr. Wilder wrote this book. I had a part in getting this book out and one of my small groups spent a whole year going through the manuscript. It was extremely transforming. Dr. Wilder uses Scripture and wisdom to help all of us see ourselves, learn to love others who are difficult, and grow in ways that make it easier to speak the truth in love when needed. This book is one of a kind and if people (and churches) will humbly read, study, apply, and practice what Dr. Wilder says here, the world will not be the same. For the first time, I understood the meaning of many verses I had heard (and memorized) all my life. Dr. Wilder takes the “you should” out of these verses and shows us the “how.”