Resources
Recommended Resources
Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood, by Jeffery Max
The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It, by Warren Farrell & John Gray
The Company He Keeps: A History of White College Fraternities, by Nicholas L. Syrett
Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant America, 1880-1920, by Clifford Putney
Wildmen, Warriors, and Kings: Masculine Spirituality and the Bible, by Patrick M. Arnold (this book is only available used)
Fathered by God: Learning What Your Dad Could Never Teach You, by John Eldredge
Fathered by God: A Personal and Small Group Map for Your Masculine Journey, John Eldredge and Craig McConnell (photocopy)
*Documentary: The Mask You Live In
*Jordan Peterson and Warren Farrell discuss the necessity of fathers for the development of sons here on YouTube.Man Up: The Quest for Masculinity by Jeffrey Hemmer (this is, without question, the best masculinity book in print from a Christian perspective and I’ve read almost all of them.)
Raising Boys In The Twenty-First Century by Steve Biddulp. The book stresses the importance of boys needing older mentors on high-school; youth ministry gets in the way of what boys actually need).
Raising Boys By Design by Steve Gantz and Michael Gurian (this is an absolute must-read for all fathers)
Losing the Good Portion: Why Men Are Alienated from Christianity, by Leon Podles
Deep Secrets: Boys’ Friendships and the Crisis of Connection, by Niobe Way
Saving Our Sons: A New Path for Raising Healthy and Resilient Boys, by Michael Gurian
Neurosis and Human Growth: The Struggle Towards Self-Realization, by Karen Horney (“Or-nay”)