Malestrom: Manhood Swept into the Currents of a Changing World
by Carolyn Custis James
Who defines what it means to be a man? Is masculinity inherently violent? Have we embraced fallen ideas of maleness? What does Jesus have to say about manhood?
In Malestrom, I argue that the malestrom poses the greatest threat to men in the 21st century.
The malestrom causes men and boys to lose sight of God's vision for them as male. It impacts all of their lives. This crisis is every bit as serious and urgent as the global crisis facing women and girls. It has life and death consequence because concepts of masculinity are driving the violence, wars, and terrorism that saturate today's headlines.
Malestrom puts the subject of manhood on the table and raises candid questions about the role of patriarchy. Buried in the stories of marginalized men in the Bible is a revolutionary new vision of manhood that is good news for men.
Malestrom builds on and expands previous books by Carolyn Custis James to explore the idea of manhood, a growing issue both in the wider culture and in the church. Until now, the entire discussion has been largely reduced to Western conceptions. Instead, James here shows how our culture’s narrow definitions of manhood are upended when we consider the examples of men in the Bible and Jesus’ gospel. Together, they show a whole new Kingdom way of being male and forging men and women into the Blessed Alliance.
ISBN: 9780310325574
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About the Author
Carolyn Custis James (BA, Sociology, MA, Biblical Studies) thinks deeply about what it means to be a female follower of Jesus in a postmodern world. As a cancer survivor, she is grateful to be alive and determined to address the issues that matter most. Her speaking and writing ministry is dedicated to addressing the deeper needs which confront both women and men as they endeavor to extend God's kingdom together in a messy and complicated world. Carolyn travels extensively as a popular speaker for women's conferences, churches, colleges, seminaries, and other Christian organizations. She blogs on her website at WhitbyForum and at Huffington Post. You can also find her on FaceBook and Twitter as @carolynezer. She founded and is president emerita of the Synergy Women's Network which is now part of Missio Alliance. She is an adjunct faculty member at Biblical Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, a consulting editor for Zondervan's Exegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament, and contributing editor of Leadership Journal. She and her husband live in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.