Are Christian men too wimpy?
Are Christians (in particular, Christian men) too “wimpy”? Have men in the church been softened by culture? Do they need to get back in touch with their gruffer, tougher side?
Recent movements in American Christianity have preached the need for men to rediscover a tougher, more “manly” faith. In the most recent Online Pulpit column, Lee Cook looks at the theology behind those words–and finds that while this desire to integrate faith with everyday life has its good points, it’s not a very Biblical picture of Christian masculinity. Read the full column, where Banks discusses Jesus’ life as a powerful example of service and submission, not rough-n-tough masculinity.
