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Christianity Is Not An Excuse To Be An Effeminate Wimp

In ‘Offensive Christianity,’ J. Chase Davis argues that asserting your masculinity is good for men as well as the church.

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Although the manosphere and the accompanying public discourse on masculinity have now existed for at least 15 years or so, it’s difficult to assess how much meaningful change has come out of it. Perhaps it tamped down particularly obnoxious feminist triumphalism (“shout your abortion,” “the future is female,” etc.) and played a role in reversing popular acceptance of transgenderism. Perhaps it helped some men with approaching women and inspired them to work on themselves. And perhaps it helped society at large take a more critical view of wokeness in popular media, rightly exposing how unnatural, unappealing, and unromantic it is.

However, these positive developments ultimately mean little for younger generations of men — especially white millennials and Zoomers — who have suffered from several decades of systemic misandry. In their case, women have overtaken them in the workplace, academia, and media. This in turn has precipitated a toxic dating culture along with a loneliness epidemic, as men increasingly lack the necessary personal and social capital to thrive in today’s world. Put simply, no employer, woman, or male peer wants to associate with sad, incompetent losers who lack confidence and drive.

For most conservatives, the usual prescription is to tell these men to go to church, cultivate virtue, and find a good woman with the right values. But, these days, most Christian churches are highly feminized and play a large role in marginalizing men and stigmatizing masculinity. In many of these places, Jesus’ command to love God and neighbor has morphed into being as inoffensive as possible. Men who are weak, effeminate, and socially progressive are promoted while their opposite is equated with evil.

In his new book Offensive Christianity: Restoring the Strength of Men in a Feminized Age, pastor and writer J. Chase Davis seeks to address this issue head-on. He identifies the problem, traces its origins, and then finally offers some practical remedies. While this sounds like many other books on this topic, Davis keeps a tight focus on Christian men and frames his argument around the Gospel. He demonstrates that Christian teachings are indeed compatible with a strong, emboldened masculinity, but they will necessarily challenge today’s sexual norms and thus require men to be willing to “offend” others.

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