Reluctant Farewell

"As much as it may distress us, our boys are future men." Douglas Wilson touches all the bases in this book. In chapter one, he outlines his premise. He points out that boys are future men and that as men their calling is summed up in five terms: Lords, Husbandmen, Saviors, Sages, and Glory-Bearers. He gives a brief summary of each of these and then moves on to show how Biblical masculinity is being replaced by effeminacy... Read Full Review

Several reviewers of this book seem to be upset over the idea of Biblical patriarchy, which is really a rebellion against the authority of God's Word. True, it is unfashionable to structure one's family and church after the pattern laid out in Scripture, but is our aim is to please God rather than men, we dare not depart from His commands. Here lies the rub: if the Bible is fully inspired, and authoritative in all it teaches,... Read Full Review

This book is full of wit & wisdom that would have been common sense a hundred years ago, but in this age of muddled sexual roles is a rare gem. It made me laugh, it made me think, it made me both cherish and guard my role as father to two sons. Warning: this book chock full of political incorrectness and dang proud of it! Here are a few of my favorite quotes: Men must learn to be men themselves before they can teach... Read Full Review

Wilson's "Future Men" is another invaluable work in the family series he and his wife have penned. The book spells out solid Christian principles, neither becoming preachy nor overly sentimental, but refutes twin the dangers of false masculinity and the feminization of young men. Wilson never makes excuses for immature behavior, but demonstrating how boys can be forged into men by teaching them through their adolescent foolishness... Read Full Review

Would you like to know how to rear sons (or teach others' sons) in such a way that their honor would refuse the lure of pornography? sons who would know how and when to fight, but would never fight for merely selfish reasons? sons with true godly masculinity--strong men who honor women, take responsibility, and refuse excuse-making? sons who honor their mother but don't become feminine in the process? sons who avoid the dual... Read Full Review