Susan James and I talk about “Barbie” and “True Detective”. Really we talk about men, mostly.

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (Jesus - John 15:12-13)

Links

Men and Petite Maman are polar opposite fairy tales - Ross Douthat, National Review

The Church in a Time of Gender War - Samuel James, Digital Liturgies

Gender War, Technology, and De-Centering the Self - Samuel James, Digital Liturgies

Men are Lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness - Christine Embe, Washington Post

Transcript: The Crisis of Masculinity - Christine Embe and Richard Reeves, Washington Post

The data are clear: The boys are not all right - Andrew Yang, Washington Post

Of Boys and Men - Richard Reeves, Brookings Institute Press

The Masculinity Issue - Politico

Why Ken and Barbie Need Each Other - Ross Douthat, New York Times

The Struggles of Men are a Problem for Everyone - Jeff Haanen, Christianity Today

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