I'm trying to nail down the subtitle for my next book titled Primal. I know you don't know what the book is about, but I'd love to get your take on these subtitles. What do you like? Not like? Any suggestions? Adaptations?
Getting Back to What Matters Most
An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul
Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity
A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity
Rediscovering What Was Always There
Getting Back to What Matters Most
An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul
Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity
A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity
Rediscovering What Was Always There
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I like "An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul." Goes with the connotation "Primal" gives me.
What about "Chasing the Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity"
I like "Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity." Makes me want to take the risk...
Maybe something using "Goes beyond Instinct"? I don't know, but the words primal and instinct seem to flow together.
"An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul" is my favorite as well.
I too like Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity. Has a nice ring to it, and I like the idea of recapturing somethign dangerous in my faith... Chad Allen
Unleashing the Power from Your First Love
I adapt baj1959's adaption: "Recapturing the lost soul of christianity"
I have to say i'm over the whole "dangerous heart" phrases... What about something that uses the word instinct... When I think of Primal that's the first word that pop's up next.
"rediscovering whats always been there" kicks butt. its clear and clever
How about these Mark? Just thought I'd add to the list...
Exploring the Path of the Untamed Soul
Trekking the Terrain of Lost Christianity
Examining the Heart of Authentic Christianity
How about this one--"Unleashed At Last"?
"An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul" is the one that stands out to me. With that title/sub-title combo, I would pick it up and take a look if I were browsing a bookstore.
How about "Rediscovering the instinct that will change the world" or "The primitive heart of the eternal God" or "Origins of a new kind of rebellion" or "Surviving the fallen Babylon"
I'd lean strongly towards "Unfiltered." And strongly away from "Dangerous Heart."
Anything here?
"Discovering the Heart of the Untamed Soul"
"Breaking Down the Origins of Faith"
"Instinctive Faith for the Untamed Soul"
"Trusting in Your Instinctive Faith"
"Primitive Faith for Post-Modern Times"
The first one and the last one aren't very exciting.
For me it's close between "An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul" and "Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity."
Although if I have to choose, I would choose the untamed soul one. "Dangerous Heart" makes me think of John Eldredge.
Primal: Training Monkeys to Fish (but you might want to talk with Dave Gibbons first)
Primal: My First Book W/O Animal Analogies
Primal: Who you were before you were
Primal: conversations with a caveman
Michael
@churchbartender
Maybe combine the 2nd and 3rd: "Rediscovering the Untamed Heart of Christianity"...?
Getting Back to What Matters Most - fairly generic and inspecific
An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul - awesome!!!
Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity - also good... kinda Eldredge-y though :)
A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity - eh... doesn't do it for me
Rediscovering What Was Always There - way too vague
I like the idea of 'primal' as that which serves successfully the basic instinct to survive.
Maybe something like "Untamed Christianity re
produces survivors."
I like anything with the word 'dangerous' in it.
Primal: A Raw Passion for a Real God
The words I think of when I hear the word primal are:
scream
instinct
fire
raw
dangerous
Not sure how to work those words into a subtitle so I'll just vote for:
An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul
How about:
Primal: Rediscovering the Revolutionary Call of God
Matt
I like "Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity." Makes me want to read it and makes me think about the safety in my own Christianity.
I really like "Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity." Pretty cool.
Rediscovering What Was Always There
I love the concepts, btu I think the phrasings are all a little 90's...ish trying to explain everything in a single phrase. Why not simplify it and just use "The untamed soul"
that would hook me.
i love ... An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul. it just sounds like it would speak to those of us who don't see ourselves as perfect. i see "untamed" and think.. yea, i can get down with that!
of those I like either the unfiltered faith or dangerous heart
The word "primal" refers to the original or primitive form of something. I know we think of things such as scream, danger, fear, etc... because of modern video games and movies. To me, "primal" has to do with what was the intent at the origin, what was the original purpose, it deals with fundamentals, essential components, etc...
I'll quit rambling. These popped into my head:
PRIMAL: The Original Intent
PRIMAL: The Original Instinct
PRIMAL: Original Instinct
PRIMAL: Instinctive Christianity
PRIMAL: Fundamental Instincts
PRIMAL: Recapturing a Lost Instinct
PRIMAL: Stirring a Lost Instinct
PRIMAL: Engageing a Lost Instinct
PRIMAL: Stirring a Lost Fire
PRIMAL: Awakening a Lost Instinct
PRIMAL: Rediscovering Original Intent
PRIMAL: Rediscovering The Master Plan
PRIMAL: The Pathway to Original Purpose
PRIMAL: Rediscovering Fire
From your list I was down with "An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul"
Shadric Metzner
I would call it
"Primal: The Dangerous Heart of Christianity"
My vote goes to "An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul"!
I like "Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity"
I really like "Rediscovering What Was Always There"...probably because that is what God is doing in me as he peels back more and more layers of my heart.
Being from the land of Pacific Islanders, I prefer...
~ A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity.
I also might suggest something such as...
~ The Quest to Return to Native Christianity
It seems to me that 'Primal' evokes a sense to return to the native roots of a people/culture.
I really like "rediscovering what's always been there." Primal gives me the sense of something deep inside. The one I like least is the one using "quest for..." - seems kind of cliche today.
I like them. My only thought is, "why did we lose it in the first place." I think it's a huge problem in churches and is a symptom for why there are so many more girls than guys.
Just to let you know, I literally just finished reading Wild Goose (awesome) and In a Pit was what pushed me over the edge to follow God's call to plant a church. So thanks. I'm moving to Ft. Collins, CO next month!
the word quest just wraps me in.
Primal: Loving the Untamed God
An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul... for sure!
I vote for "An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul"
What about "Unleashing the Untamed Faith Within", but I also like "An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul."
I vote for an unfiltered faith for an untamed soul......it is fresh and intriguing....
sounds dangerous without saying it is [dangerous[
the others have a buzz word that is overused in each instance.
Primal:
Eden's Spiritual Seedlings
Primal Faith: Untamed, Unfiltered, Unleashed
Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity!
Rediscovering What Was Always There - seems to fit your Jan 29 post the best.
Mark I like A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity , it has an Indiana Jones feel to it ! You said a few times in the last book how leading a christian life is and should be an adventure . I re-dedicated my life to the lord about 3 months ago and it has been a tough adventure ! But I wont give up . see you next time you are in surprise , AZ @ radiant church !
PM,
My favorite of the bunch.
An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul
Chris
"Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity" grabs my attention. The word dangerous usually seems to have that effect. A danger can often mean a challenge, and as a people that always seem to want to prove themselves one way or another, seeing that just might make some want to pick a book up and check it out.
I like Primal: Unfiltered Faith.
RECOVERING the Dangerous Heart AND SOUL of Christianity
READ Matthew 10:16
Desertcat
doing ferocity right
Primal: God unleashed
or
Primal: Man unleashed
how about:
waiting to come out
the roar inside
the way it started
I don't know... I'm pretty over the standard "7 steps to happiness" books.
Most subtitles remind me of those kind of books. Kind of like subtitles on John Maxwells books, they reveal too much. "The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset" for example. If you change 'making' to 'make', you've got a concise summary of the whole book. It feels like it implies there's not much more to the book that what is summarized.
Personally, my vote would be for:
"Unfiltered Faith"
Because it steps away from the whole clichéd "An X for the Y". Substitute intention for X, and target reader for Y.
"Stoking ancient embers of spirituality"
"Fan the forgotten fires of faith"
I like #3...Rediscovering the dangerous heart of christianity
What about "Chasing the Lost Soul of Christianity" First two books had a "chase" theme. Keep it.
Rediscovering what's always been there. Definitely makes me want to search for what "what" is.
How bout..."a dangerous quest by a lost soul for an unfiltered faith in pursuit of an untamed God"... ok, ok...that was cruel I know but, in the process of doing this I did begin to wonder if...
"The unending quest for an untamed God" --- not sure what your book is about but if you don't use it- I might!
I like 2 and 4. They both tell enough to make it interesting but seem to fit with the theme. Some of the others are so vague that, paired with Primal, they don't give me any reason to pick up the book!
Sounds good...
I like "Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of ___________". I'm afraid using "Christianity" might narrow the potential readership too much.
I like "An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul" best. Although Seth's combo of 2nd and 3rd looks promising also. Can't wait to read...
I suggest Primal: Rediscovering the Raw Heart of Christianity.
An unbridled Faith for the Untamed Soul
Of your choices I like: Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul
Also like Justin’s: Primal Faith: Untamed, Unfiltered, Unleashed
(Have to play too, so here’s more: )
Primal
In the Beginning Belief for Today’s Disciples
Primal
In the Beginning Belief for the Creative and Uncluttered
What PRIMAL means to me:
Jn 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Jn 1:2 He was with God in the beginning.
Jn 1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
Jn 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
This is what PRIMAL is - or should be about - Jesus' quest to save lost humanity. A dangerous quest if ever there was one!
We can't afford to let our faith be filtered and our souls be tamed by the "world." He didn't.
Primal: How Faith Begins
I like, "An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul"
How about- Primal: Unleashing the Original Instinct
From a bookie and a fan of what you write I definitely vote: Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul." Makes me want to pick it up and dig in!
The problem to me with "Getting Back to what matters most" is that most of us were never there to begin with to have something to go back to. Its more like a journey to discover what matters most.
Kinda feel the same with the Rediscovering what was always there. I think its more like "Discovering what was always there" I like that one.
An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul
or
Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity
an unfiltered faith for an unfettered soul - how 'bout that?
Mark:
How about "The Quest to Rediscover Primitive Faith" or "A Spiritual Safari for the Untamed Soul."
"An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul" stands out to me. It has sort of a "Wild at Heart" vibe that works with the "Primal" title.
taming your tame
I like "Rediscovering" - but would say based on your other suggestions -
"Rediscovering Fundamental Truth"
Simple, non-redundant
Rediscovering what was always there.
How about: Making the Main Thing the Main Thing once Again!
or Back to Square One
Just a thought
Getting Back to What Matters Most makes it sound like the gist of the book is getting back to your roots (what you already know is true)...one of my sem. profs likes to say...Repetition is the mother of wisdom...looking forward to reading the book whatever the title ends up being.
Unleashing a Raw Passion for God
Unleashing an Untamed Passion for God
Rediscovering the Dangerous Heart of Christianity.
I am late for the conversation but I love "An Unfiltered Faith For The Untamed Soul." The others sounds to close to the other books. Can not wait to read this one.
Unfiltered faith for the untamed soul
thinking about relating it to the definition of primal. if you take the 'primitive' route of the definition you end up with:
a: not derived : original, primary
b: assumed as a basis 2 a: of or relating to the earliest age or period : b: closely approximating an early ancestral type : little evolved c: belonging to or characteristic of an early stage of development : crude, rudimentary d: of, relating to, or constituting the assumed parent speech of related languages 3 a: elemental, natural b: of, relating to, or produced by a people or culture that is nonindustrial and often nonliterate and tribal c: naive d (1): self-taught, untutored : produced by a self-taught artist
if you take the primary leaning of the definition you end up with:
1 : original, primitive
2 : first in importance : primary
FIRST IN IMPORTANCE
so, I guess it depends on which way you want to emphasize the word primal and the subtital should somehow relate.
that said, your first options strikes me as most fitting for the title :)
An Unfiltered Faith for the Untamed Soul.
I like "Rediscovering What Was Always There." I think it goes along with the title very well.
A Raw Look at What it Means to be A Christ-Follower
How about, "The Collision of Divine Image and Human Instinct"
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