I thought this book would be an easy read — one that I’d plow through as I can with most modern books. Instead I found this book to be jam-packed with big words, deep meaning, historical examples and cross-references. I found that frustrating at first because it wasn’t as easy to read as I had expected.
Therefore, I would temper your expectations and say to read this book in small chunks, being prepared to look up words in the dictionary, reread a section to fully understand its meaning, and perhaps to take notes and make highlights.
In the end, I found that this book helped me understand in very concrete ways why we need men to be men and consequently why as a father I need to raise my son to be a man as well. Instinctively, I already knew the importance of it, but now I can logically articulate it to others (ie the next generation).
This book didn’t make me a male chauvinist but rather proud to be a man. In the same vein, it taught me a greater appreciation for my wife as a woman and a mother. I need to honor her, encourage her, and celebrate her special contributions to our family. Together working in our strengths we complement each other and overall we’re much better than we would be on our own.
It would behoove more parents and teachers to read this book. I’m afraid parenting, education, and childcare today tends to favor the female gender while neutering the boys. We make everything safe, entertaining, and happy but in a fantastical way (rainbows, unicorns, donuts, and candy). Is that real life?
Boys need discipline, the opportunity to test their mettle, do dangerous things, have adventures, learn to protect the weak, and stand up to bullies, and ultimately learn to put their needs above others even to their detriment.
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Perhaps the most important book to address the terrible injustice inflicted on men and society.
Anthony Esolen's latest work, "No Apologies - Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men." I give the book a five star rating. "No Apologies" may be the most important modern work I've read to address the crises of a collapsing society. Professor Esolen's work is a must read for anyone, male and female alike, who observes the world around them and instinctively knows, the "progress" that has been made and too often celebrated, is a progression toward societal destruction. In many ways our society is collapsing, only a fool would claim otherwise. Anthony draws from great works of classical literature and historical accounts to remind us that a rightly ordered society, one that celebrates the unique characteristics and distinctly different qualities of men from women, is a society that is a tremendous blessing to the common good. This book highlights the important contributions of authentic masculinity in a rightly ordered culture. Women would do well to insist on nothing less than authentic masculinity from their husbands, sons and grandsons. I think so highly of this book that I have worked it into discussions at home, work and church. After reading my own copy, I bought three additional copies to share with young men at home and at work. It is time for men to fully understand and appreciate the important role their masculinity has in a healthy society. It is time for men stop apologizing and start contributing to the rebuilding of a society that is in rapid decline.Grandmothers, moms and wives, do the world a favor and insist the males in your life read this book."We may say that the connection between mother and child tends to the physical and personal, while the connection between father and child tends to the abstract and cultural. The human person requires both, and urgently."Five Stars for "No Apologies" by Professor Anthony Esolen
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Grandmothers, moms and wives, do the world a favor and insist the males in your life read this book.
"We may say that the connection between mother and child tends to the physical and personal, while the connection between father and child tends to the abstract and cultural. The human person requires both, and urgently."
Five Stars for "No Apologies" by Professor Anthony Esolen
Perhaps the most important book to address the terrible injustice inflicted on men and society.
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022
Anthony Esolen's latest work, "No Apologies - Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men." I give the book a five star rating. "No Apologies" may be the most important modern work I've read to address the crises of a collapsing society. Professor Esolen's work is a must read for anyone, male and female alike, who observes the world around them and instinctively knows, the "progress" that has been made and too often celebrated, is a progression toward societal destruction. In many ways our society is collapsing, only a fool would claim otherwise. Anthony draws from great works of classical literature and historical accounts to remind us that a rightly ordered society, one that celebrates the unique characteristics and distinctly different qualities of men from women, is a society that is a tremendous blessing to the common good. This book highlights the important contributions of authentic masculinity in a rightly ordered culture. Women would do well to insist on nothing less than authentic masculinity from their husbands, sons and grandsons. I think so highly of this book that I have worked it into discussions at home, work and church. After reading my own copy, I bought three additional copies to share with young men at home and at work. It is time for men to fully understand and appreciate the important role their masculinity has in a healthy society. It is time for men stop apologizing and start contributing to the rebuilding of a society that is in rapid decline.Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022
Grandmothers, moms and wives, do the world a favor and insist the males in your life read this book.
"We may say that the connection between mother and child tends to the physical and personal, while the connection between father and child tends to the abstract and cultural. The human person requires both, and urgently."
Five Stars for "No Apologies" by Professor Anthony Esolen
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