Non-Toxic Masculinity
Beschreibung
Dismissals such as "boys will be boys" and "not all men" are ingrained in our world. And the purity culture of our youth sold the same excuses with a spiritual spin. Can we break the toxic cycle and recover a healthy identity for men?
In Non-Toxic Masculinity, Zachary Wagner tells men, "If you are in Christ, this is your problem-and you should be part of the solution."
Reflecting on his own coming of age in the purity culture movement and ongoing recoveryfrom sexual shame, Wagner confronts harmful teaching from the American church that has distorted desire, sex, relationships, and responsibility. For those-both men and women-who feel disillusioned and adrift, this book offers a renewed vision for Christian male sexuality founded in empathy and selflessness.
Weitere Details
Weitere Ausgaben
Andere Ausgaben
Person
Zachary Wagner is editorial director for the Center for Pastor Theologians. He is currently pursuing a PhD in New Testament at the University of Oxford. He lives in Oxford, England, with his wife and two children.
Inhalt
Preface by Shelby Wagner Introduction: Wake Up, Guys Part I: Purity Culture and the Roots of Toxic Masculinity 1. What is "Purity Culture"? A Brief Generational History 2. The "Great Sex" Prosperity Gospel: And Other Lies of the Purity Movement 3. The Dehumanization of Men: What Is Toxic Masculinity and Where Do We See It in the Church? 4. The Dehumanization of Women: How Women Are Harmed by Fractured Masculinity Part II: A Renewed Vison of Male Sexuality 5. Victims of Our Own Desire? Shame and the Shadow of Male Sexuality 6. The Bible Says So: Correcting Misconceptions About the Bible and Male Sexuality 7. The True Man: Jesus and the Redemption of the Male Body Part III: Growing Up, Becoming a Man 8. Before You Knew You Were Sexual: Boyhood and the Formation of Male Sexuality 9. From Fight to Formation: Reframing Adolescence and Sexual Temptation 10. You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello: Dating, Romance, and Extended Singleness 11. Act Like an Adult: Maturing the Church's Culture of Masculine Sexuality 12. The Worst Sex You've Ever Had: Honeymoon Hype and the Idolization of Marriage 13. Learning to Love: Reflections on Marital Sex 14. Fatherhood: The Chief End of Male Sexuality 15. Death and Resurrection: The Beauty of Redeemed Masculinity Acknowledgments Notes
