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Page Count: 256
Printing Date: September 11, 2003
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In his groundbreaking book fifteen years ago, Gordon Dalbey identified the fact that men's souls have been torn between strength and sensitivity. Today, the situation is even worse. The politically correct crowd cries out for men to be more sensitive, to tame their masculine nature. On the opposing side, the media bombards men with macho images of violence and lust. Is it any wonder men are left bewildered about who they should be?
In this newly revised and updated edition of Healing the Masculine Soul, Dalbey claims that there's hope for restoration, hope for healing--because Christ has come to heal us. God is calling men out to a relationship with Himself and calling them out to authentic manhood. Our task is not to curse our manhood, but to redeem it, he writes.
Gordon Dalbey's refreshing, comprehensive picture of God's design for the masculine soul dares men to be as God created them to be--not as society demands. Dalbey tackles the tough issues, including work, sexuality, marriage, and fatherhood.
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WOW!!!
I received this item before the anticipated delivery date. This makes a good book for a Men's Ministry study group, and also a good book for personal devotion, to help heal the wounds of growing up without a father, divorce, molestation, etc. I'd like to encourage men who have gone through some major suffering in their lives to read this book, and spend time in prayer and meditation. Be blessed!
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Gordon Dalbey does a great job of hitting on key issues of masculinity, without making excuses for some of the fundamental issues of our generation. It's a refreshing look at the beauty of the strength inherent in maleness. A great, nonjudgmental call to revisit our masculinity and embrace it. His writing flows very nicely and makes the book a satisfying read.
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Dalby is firmly in the Evangelical Fundamentalist branch of Christianity and assumes his reader is the same. I am not and found myself trying to read past his "true faith" assumptions about his own world view and that of his readers. Regardless, there are some interesting if controversial thoughts on the role of men/fathers in the western world.
His chapter on homosexuality will drive you up the wall if you believe, as I do, that sexual orientation is not entirely a result of nuture (versus nature). Regardless, I suspect as we have moved to accept varieties sexual orientation as a natural aspect of humanity, we have overlooked a great deal of the emotional damage that many of us suffered in the process of growing up. Dalby suggests that much of the destructive behavior of men (sexual abuse and obsessions in addition to poor parenting skills) can and should be traced back to emotional wounds that can and should be healed. His remedy for healing is the Grace of God as he understands God.
I found myself mentally translating his view of "God" into my view of "higher power" in order to keep reading. If you can do the same there is some interesting and challenging material here.
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Disclaimer -- This is a Christian Book
I've read all the 'landmark' books on Mens studies ( Bly, Keen, Goldberg, Weber, Real, Eldredge...etc..) and Dalbey gets the Gold Medal.
Dalbey mixes authenticity, spirituality, intellect wonderfully. He doesn't run away from so many thorny issues as other Christian authors do -- he walks right through the challenging issues of Porn, Homosexuality, Domestic Violence, Abortion and challenges the 'church' and non-church people alike to start seeing their shame and start taking responsibility in their lives by building a relationship with their real father -- Heavenly Father.
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A refreshing portrait of the soul of man. This book provides the tool kit for rebuilding our hearts, and restoring our souls. The healing sword of Gods word is used with precision to cut away decades of the American man's sinful fall into passivity.
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