365: Nancy Pearcey on How Men Benefit from Becoming Fathers, How Darwin Forged the Secularization of the Masculine Script, How Masculinity Became “Toxic,” and Why Boys Fail to Launch

Today, we’re starting a two-part miniseries on forming godly men. I have such a passion for seeing men rise up in purity, power, virtue, integrity, character, compassion, and strength. And so joining us today is Professor Nancy Pearcey. Heralded as “America’s pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual” in The Economist, Pearcey earned a Master’s degree from Covenant Theological Seminary and pursued further graduate work in the History of Philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. Currently, she is a professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University. Today, she’ll share with us how men benefit from being fathers, how Darwin forged the secularization of the postmodern masculine script, how masculinity became “toxic,” and why boys fail to launch.

Guest Bio:

Nancy Pearcey has been heralded as “America’s pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual” in The Economist). She earned an MA from Covenant Theological Seminary and pursued further graduate work in the History of Philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. Currently, she is a professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University, as well as a fellow of the Discovery Institute and editor-at-large of The Pearcey Report. As founding editor of the radio program BreakPoint, she also coauthored a monthly column with Chuck Colson in Christianity Today.

Pearcey has contributed to several books and published more than a hundred articles. She has spoken in the US Capitol and the White House; at universities such as Princeton, Stanford, Dartmouth, and USC; to actors in Hollywood and artists in New York City; on NPR and C-SPAN. Her earlier books include The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, and Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes.

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Dive Deeper:

If you enjoy this episode with Nancy, I’m sure you’ll also enjoy:

• 360: Dr. John Delony on The Cost of Living a Borrowed Life, Outsourcing Vulnerability, Practicing Resilience and Courage, and Why a Curated Life is a Fake Life
• 347: Dr. Henry Cloud on When to Withhold Trust, Emotional Regulation, Developing Discernment, and Why “Believing the Best” Might Be Bad Advice

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Resources Mentioned This Week

• The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes
• Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality
• Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity
• Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes

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