New Adam: The Future of Male SpiritualityFortress Press - 175 pages With its deft explanations of male psychology, its profound encounters with five biblical "texts of terror" for men, and its pioneering of new ways in men's prayer and men's groups, Culbertson's book enables men to come to terms wtih issues of justice, friendship, sexuality, and love in their lives. His book will help men to craft a new spirituality, to achieve a new integrity and, ultimately, to create a new identity. |
Contents
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Explaining Men | 11 |
The New Adam Tradition | 26 |
The Child Is the Father of the Man | 43 |
The Sins of the Fathers and an Innocent Generation | 60 |
A Love Surpassing the Love of Women? | 75 |
Friends Associates and Lovers | 91 |
Masculine Stumbling Blocks to Prayer | 109 |
Praying in Circles | 126 |
The Future of Masculine Spirituality | 153 |
Bibliography | 168 |
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