Posts Tagged ‘masculinity’
Man Under Fire
I’ve made a lot of promises about exploring cultural and biblical masculinity in more depth and detail this summer, and just have not gotten around to it. Here is my first installment.
Salvo Magazine did an amazing article on the educational system and media’s attack on boys and men, respectively. Quoting Christina Hoff-Sommers in her 2001 book The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men, the article details how America’s public schools consistently suppress developing masculinity, and “establish femininity as the norm:”
This book tells the story of how it has become fashionable to attribute pathology to millions of healthy male children. It is a story of how we are turning against boys and forgetting a simple truth: that the energy, competitiveness, and corporal daring of normal, decent males is responsible for much of what is right in the world. No one denies that boys’ aggressive tendencies must be checked and channeled in constructive ways. Boys need discipline, respect, and moral guidance. Boys need love and tolerant understanding. They do not need to be pathologized.
“Masculine” Discussions Around the Wire
Our good friend Duncan McFadzean over at “What’s Your Point Caller?” stopped by to comment on my review of David Murrow’s “Why Men Hate Going To Church” and has linked it for some even further discussion in a post entitled “Where have all the real men gone?” Normally, I wouldn’t link to a discussion that linked to one of our discussions (kind of redundant, isn’t it?), but some of the points and questions being brought up are REALLY good and very different from the pages of comments we received on the initial post. I highly recommend it! Thanks Duncan!
Also, another good friend, Anthony Bradley wrote a post called “One of the Many Ways To Escort Men Out of Evangelical Churches In America” concerning music and masculine spirituality on his blog at the Institute. Why does South Park make some of the best points about the lackings of the church? Warning: If you are easily offended… it may be better that you don’t read it. 
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