What Gen Z Men Actually Need — Braeden Sorbo on Faith & Masculinity
About this episode
Robert Bortins interviews Braeden Sorbo about the challenges facing Gen Z men and the importance of understanding their struggles.
What does it actually take to raise boys who become faithful, purposeful men — in a generation that's been told they have no purpose? In this episode of Refining Rhetoric , host Robert Bortins sits down with Braeden Sorbo — CC alumni, author of Embrace Masculinity , and cultural commentator with over 2 million followers — to talk about Christian masculinity, Gen Z's real struggles, and what parents of teenage boys need to understand right now. Braeden shares what homeschooling through Classical Conversations gave him that public school couldn't — the flexibility, the community, and a foundation in truth, beauty, and goodness that still shapes how he thinks and creates. He opens up about what his generation is actually up against: a third of Gen Z aborted before they were born, a housing market that locks most of them out, and a culture that tells young men they have no purpose. But rather than despair, Braeden draws on the saints of old — St. Justin Martyr, St. Moses the Black — and the classical tradition to make the case that none of this is new, and none of it is unsurmountable. If you're a parent of a teenage boy — or a young man trying to find your footing — this…
People in this episode
Host: Robert Bortins
Guest: Braeden Sorbo
Topics covered
- Christian masculinity
- Gen Z struggles
- parenting teenage boys
- homeschooling
- cultural commentary
Keywords
- Gen Z
- masculinity
- faith
- parenting
- homeschooling
- purpose
- cultural challenges
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Embrace Masculinity
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