We finished our study of Seth Troutt's Authentic Masculinity: Leaving Behind the Counterfeits for God's Design with a discussion of the roles Troutt puts at the top of the pyramid: Husband and Father. Unlike Son and Brother, these two are roles men chose. Troutt says they are "normative" in God's plan for men, a notion that already might ruffle some feathers. But to do them well, the require the maturity and self-knowledge built through experience. Is the Christian idea of marriage traditional or countercultural? Confining or liberating? Listen and argue.

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After offering his perspectives on masculine virtues, in the second half of Authentic Masculinty: Leaving Behind the Counterfeits for God's Design, author Seth Troutt addresses masculine roles. He defines these broadly, but bottom line, to him a “role” is all about what a man should be doing and how he ought to function in the world. Troutt identifies five specific roles a man will take throughout his life. This week we cover the first three.

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Author Seth Troutt sees willingness to take on responsibility as the principal difference between a man and a boy. True male adulthood comes when one can say, "I am the cause of my actions." In the second half of the podcast, we extend the discussion into Troutt's fourth, and culturally dicey, virtue of masculinity--chivalry. We examine Peter's call to be considerate and understanding to women and place this command in context with the the biblical truth that God created women as co-heirs to His kingdom.

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