Episode 335: If Men Are Leaders...Why Do They Need Women to Fix Them?
About this episode
The episode critiques the concept of 'Christlike manhood' and its implications for gender roles and relationships.
Send us Fan Mail What happens when “Christlike manhood” starts sounding suspiciously like Victorian gender roles, male entitlement, and a whole lot of covert nudging? This rage-read of Eric Ludy’s “Warrior Poet Manhood” article unpacks the deeper assumptions behind a theology that tells women to manage, encourage, and even manipulate men into becoming better husbands while men remain in charge. We explore gender stereotypes, power and emotional attunement, the “angel in the house,” and why th...
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Host: Sheila Gregoire
Topics covered
- gender roles
- Christian manhood
- male entitlement
- emotional attunement
- power dynamics
Keywords
- Christlike manhood
- gender stereotypes
- male entitlement
- emotional attunement
- Victorian gender roles
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