Am I sleeping with the enemy?
Subtitle: males and females in the image of god
By: Ron Clark
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Eugene
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9781606084830
Description: "When a boy cries, his father trains him in the way of the ancients. He is taught to "man up," and rejects anything feminine in his life. Thus he begins the process of becoming a man in the image of his culture. This transformation comes at the expense of his calling to reflect the image of God. Men and women, however, were both created in this divine image and were meant to live in harmony rather than enmity. Recently, influential Christian writers and leaders have suggested that men have become too feminized and need to return to their calling to be "real men." Clark believes, that this "new masculinity" is in reality a return to the way of the ancients. Drawing from his experience as a minister, domestic- and sexual- violence prevention advocate, and community leader, Clark suggests that Jesus came to redefine masculinity and resist the cultural view of manhood, power, and oppression."--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135).
Table of contents: title: The creation of manhood; title: In the beginning: men ... power ... violence ... sex; title: Pt. 1: The myth of manhood. Who is the enemy? ; Playing the man; title: Pt. 2: The reality of manhood. What happened to empathy and compassion? ; Hearing Wisdom's voice: touching our feminine side; title: Pt. 3: The future of manhood. Engaging youth ; Engaging women.