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Raising a Modern Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood
by
Robert Lewis
What does it mean to be a man? Moreover, how does a father instill these qualities in his son? Using as an example the process by which a boy moved through the medieval stages of knighthood, Robert Lewis identifies parallel stages for today's fathers to create ceremonies to commemorate significant milestones in a young man's journey toward becoming a modern-day knight. Beg...more
Paperback, 194 pages
Published
January 3rd 2007
by Focus on the Family Publishing
(first published 1997)
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I enjoyed the themes in this book very much. I think it present Biblical manhood without trying too hard to be macho or overstate the point. The focus on explicitly teaching concepts is welcome advice, and the concept of having ceremonies to mark important stages is certainly one to consider. The tone is challenging without being aggressive, and I would give the overall themes of the book five stars.
However, there are two things that take the book down a notch. For one, he urges men t...more
However, there are two things that take the book down a notch. For one, he urges men t...more
Brian
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I first heard about RAMDK from a pastor a few years ago. He was making up for lost time with his son after putting in long hours finishing seminary and starting a church. It's easy for pastors to get sidetracked by the Church at the expense of their families.
The most well-known book I know of right now on raising a son is Dobson's "Bringing Up Boys." While that is an excellent resource with a lot of valuable research, it lacks concrete, creative ways to shape one's child. ...more
The most well-known book I know of right now on raising a son is Dobson's "Bringing Up Boys." While that is an excellent resource with a lot of valuable research, it lacks concrete, creative ways to shape one's child. ...more
In this book, the author shares that no one ever told him when he officially became a man or what it meant. He and his friends were inspired to create an experience for their sons, akin to the journey a boy took to become a knight. This book shares their story, examples of what they did, and ways that you could do the same. Wow. What a powerful, life changing moment that really can be so simple.
There is nothing more satisfying than knowing your purpose in life and that someone believ...more
There is nothing more satisfying than knowing your purpose in life and that someone believ...more
Any book that counsels fathers and sons to look to Jesus Christ as a model for authentic manhood gets at least three stars just for saying that, and Robert Lewis has given the rest of us advice that will help a lot of people. I agree with his definition of a real man as one who rejects passivity, accepts responsiblity, leads courageously, and aims at "the greater reward," i.e., the beatific vision.
That said, I also found "Raising a Modern-Day Knight" frustrating i...more
That said, I also found "Raising a Modern-Day Knight" frustrating i...more
I think that every father needs to read this book and to see what has become of our sons today. The book talks about how there is no real ceremony and no real way for sons to know that they have become men. The author plans ceremonies with other friends and influenticial people in the sons lives and leads by example. There were several great quotes as well. One about families use to rely on community to help reinfornce home values and now it seems to go deliberalty against family values.I am thi...more
Unlike many books about raising children with character, this book is practical. The author is forthright about his feeling that manhood needs to be celebrated with symbols and ceremony. Some may think the suggestions corny, but he is clearly not merely about pomp and circumstance. His stories reveal a deep conviction that fathers celebrating their sons' progression through adolescence to manhood is key, and the suggestions are full of deep meaning. While it is all tied back to knighthood, do no...more
This was a good book, overall. I think the topic is timely and this is a reasonably proper Biblical basis to the book. The key factor here is the focus on pomp and ceremony.
The real take-home meat of this book is in the first few chapters - defining "authentic manhood" in a way that we can both aspire to as fathers and aspire to raise our sons to that same standard. In a way, I think it's a bit short on helpful suggestions. But then again, maybe it's more of a "call t...more
The real take-home meat of this book is in the first few chapters - defining "authentic manhood" in a way that we can both aspire to as fathers and aspire to raise our sons to that same standard. In a way, I think it's a bit short on helpful suggestions. But then again, maybe it's more of a "call t...more
This is a good book that will speak to many about providing vision and structure for sons as they grow into manhood. It is also very goofy, setting up stages for sons to become pages, squires and knights. In an age of gaping father-hunger and a weak understanding in the church of the identity-shaping role of worship and sacraments, this sort of thing emerges. The principles though are good and this is a book anyone can read which makes it a helpful pastoral tool.
I am still reading and Greg will be reading this week. This is a quick read but a book we will need to own so that we can refer back to it on a regular basis. Written by Fathers for Fathers who wish to help their sons discover the path from boyhood to manhood with honor, ceremony, purpose, scriptural understanding. This book is brilliant, warm, inviting and manly. Thank God for another great tool to have in the toolbox of raising our boys into Godly men.
I read this as part of a six-week study through church. It lays out a clear, specific definition of manhood which is sorely lacking in American society today. By and large, the ideas presented are based on Biblical principles, but I would have liked more scripture involved throughout. At first I was skeptical of the ceremony idea, but the more I read and thought, the more I came around. What I did not like, especially towards the end, was the way Lewis started plugging his other books and se...more
I didn't think that this was very well-written. I do think that the topics are relevant to fathers of boys, though, and I think that lewis's ideas are great.
This is not so much a book on being a father so much as it is one idea that a father could implement that would really help his sons feel loved by their fathers, and have some significant direction in their life.
I would recommend this book to any father of boys, because its one idea is a pretty good one whether or...more
This is not so much a book on being a father so much as it is one idea that a father could implement that would really help his sons feel loved by their fathers, and have some significant direction in their life.
I would recommend this book to any father of boys, because its one idea is a pretty good one whether or...more
In looking for ways to talk to my son about manhood, I came across this highly recommended book. I don't know that I'll use many of the ideas presented on these pages, but it did prompt me to action, and since reading, I have been busy getting a plan ready to execute with my sons as they approach adolescence.
This covers alot of the same material as I learned in the first year of his "Men's Fraternity" bible study/men's group. it is so important to pour into your son's life and give him an example of what it is to be a man.
So many dads think that since their son is a teen or just about out of the house that he doesn't need guidance and affirmation anymore. I think the exact opposite is true, actually. As he gets closer to manhood it becomes more important than ever to help hi...more
So many dads think that since their son is a teen or just about out of the house that he doesn't need guidance and affirmation anymore. I think the exact opposite is true, actually. As he gets closer to manhood it becomes more important than ever to help hi...more
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Beautiful book for men to know how to raise even better men in the way of the chaste knights. Using this Model the author show how he used this method to raise his sons and tells many antedotes tha help you understand and know the successes he had that you may have.
The best parenting (specifically fathering of boys) book I've peeked at--and maybe the only one that grabbed me enough to read the whole thing. Read the intro and you'll have nearly my exact story of discovering this book as well. I had just put down my two duaghters for what was supposed to be a two hour nap, started reading this book, and after an hour the girls were up but I ignored them because I was so into the book. This book will undoubtedly change who I am as a father to my son. I'm in a...more
This book changed my life! It gave me permission to raise my boys with chivalry, self respect, and to empower them to take up for themselves and others. Great book!
Great book! I took this class years ago, and the book has revisited all the major details and then some. If you have a son, you need this book.
An extraordinarily relevant work on the loss of manhood by a world of boys. A book for every son or father to evaluate.
A great read for everyone raising a Son... I often go back to this book to make sure I am trying to do things correctly
This book is a MUST read for any dad with a son or anyone who thinks they might have a son eventually!!!
I'm probably a tad too young to read this, but it was great. I'll come back to it when the kids are older.
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This was a good read, but I recommend skipping it if you are able to sit in on Men's Fraternity.
Hopefully designing something for my son to clearly have a defined transition to manhood.
Steve
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Recommends it for:
Fatghers of boys between 10 & 12.
Recommended to Steve by:
George Booth
This was the field guide for preparing for Timothy's 13th birthday.
has some great ideas on things to do with your son.
I read it for Joel and gave him the cliff notes!!!
Much of the same material as Men's Fraternity with more emphasis on the "ceremonies" for young men. A good read if you have not been through Lewis' Men's Fraternity, but otherwise it's only a summary of the first year.
Great book about how to raise boys modeled off the mentoring process of becoming a knight along with biblical principles. Written for dads, but a good read for mothers as well who play an important supporting role in the process.
P 52..."You fully expect Adam to come running with a garden hoe, cut off the serpent's head, and end this heinous approach of evil. But confronted with his social and spiritual responsibilities, Adam becomes, of all things, PASSIVE.
Have you ever wondered what Adam was doing while Eve was being propositioned? Most people assume that he was absent at the time, communing with nature or tilling the soil. Not true. He was RIGHT THERE, watching his wife contemplate moral and spiritual...more
Have you ever wondered what Adam was doing while Eve was being propositioned? Most people assume that he was absent at the time, communing with nature or tilling the soil. Not true. He was RIGHT THERE, watching his wife contemplate moral and spiritual...more
Great book on the qualities of real men and how help instill those qualities in boys as they grow up. Not only great for the men and fathers who are the intended audience, but great for young women like myself who also need to know what true manhood looks like in order to discern wisely for future marriages. Really, this book should be helpful for everyone, since in our confused society we all need to understand what a real man is, and what boys need in order to become one.
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