A recent conversation with my 4-year old granddaughter went as follows: AMAYAH: Hi Pa! I feel very sparkly today! ME: Do you? That’s lovely. AMAYAH: Uh huh. And guess what! ME: What? AMAYAH: When nobody’s looking, I turn into a unicorn! ME: Wow! And what do you do when you’re a unicorn? AMAYAH: I just look after our farm …
Month: March 2019
In my previous post, I explained some concerns about the current denigration of “toxic masculinity”. I highlighted the historical roots of this concept within feminist dogma, and outlined my first two major concerns regarding the use of this term: Firstly, the tendency of the current campaign against toxic masculinity to over-reach, both in depth and …
There is a lot of talk about toxic masculinity at the moment. The Gillette advertisement last year, condemning toxic masculinity, has raised the issue to a higher level of public debate. Toxic masculinity is the new colloquial term for hegemonic masculinity; the endemic legitimisation of oppressive, domineering behaviour among males. Hegemonic masculinity is a sociological …
This coming weekend my new book, “Making Sense of the Bible”, will be officially launched. The book has been a project that has involved several years of research and writing, as well as ongoing refinement as I have presented some of the topics in various seminars around Australia. “Making Sense of the Bible” is now …