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Federal Husband
by
Douglas Wilson (Goodreads Author)
Federal thinking is foreign to the modern mind. "Federal" has come to mean nothing more than centralized or big. Because your federal government has become so uncovenantal, it is not surprising that the original meaning of the word is lost. But federal thinking is the backbone of historic Protestant theology, and the Church needs to recover the covenantal underst...more
Paperback, 110 pages
Published
October 1st 1999
by Canon Press
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"Federal" is one of those great words which has almost been completely ruined for us. When we think "federal" we think big, bloated, out-of-touch and oppressive. We think pass-the-buck. Sadly, "federal" rightly understood means the opposite of all these things. It means "covenantal"; it means "wonderfully and organically united"; it means no more "I", "me" and "you", but rather "we". To cut right to the cha...more
"Federal Husband" is author Douglas Wilson's second tome on the subject of family and marriage. According to the Prologue, the impetus for writing it stemmed from two motivations: the safety in reemphasizing the themes of his first book, "Reforming Marriage" (ala Phil. 3:1), and the xenophobia of the modern mind toward covenantal (i.e. federal) thinking. Hence, in this book, Wilson considers the role of a husband from its proper federal perspective (i.e. from a covenantal poi...more
I liked this book a lot. It spurred a lot of conversation between my husband and I, and we found it to be very positive in the direction it leads families. I read it though, not him,(though he was filled in continually) and about a chapter or two in I was wondering if I wanted him to read it ...it started to come down hard on the wife's responsibilities and such, and listing gripes men have against women. Oh, that part about calling in the elders because she didn't do the dishes(I'm simlipfying...more
While not agreeing with everything presented herein, I found the overall trajectory of the book of great benefit. A lot of biblical reasoning about what it means to be a husband. It doesn't rely on psychology, philosophy, or anecdote like so many other marriage books I've read. Also, it calls men to genuine responsibility - not an "I'm a man and I say so" coercive leadership role but rather a servant-leader role, wherein he takes responsibility for the roles that are biblically prescri...more
Excellent book on the role of the husband in the family and scripture.
I liked how the author says most people think of responsibility in marriage being either/or when really it is Both/and. I think this is the best example I have yet to read on the subject of headship and submission. Once you really understand what it is, it's really a very attractive idea that everyone should strive for ! It shouldn't be seen as repressive but rather a liberating and empowering idea to act as God intended...more
I liked how the author says most people think of responsibility in marriage being either/or when really it is Both/and. I think this is the best example I have yet to read on the subject of headship and submission. Once you really understand what it is, it's really a very attractive idea that everyone should strive for ! It shouldn't be seen as repressive but rather a liberating and empowering idea to act as God intended...more
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Read this book out loud to a friend on a drive to Missouri. Great book on what it means to be a godly husband. Douglas Wilson writes eloquently, as usual, and his words are saturated with wisdom. Recommended.
I enjoyed reading this book. As always Douglas Wilson is able to get the point across without using a lot of fluff. That's why I love his books they get right to the point and use scripture to back it all up.
Essential principles for the Christian husband. Very profitable. Wilson nails it yet again.
Great advice for fathers. Read it alongside the other books on marriage and family.
a very stimulating book that lays out a coherent and viable vision of biblical manhood.
the book for husbands to read, and re-read, and read again
Great practical wisdom from a practically wise pastor.
I always recommend this book for anyone who wants to know what covenant theology applied looks like. If you don't understand why covenant theology is so important, read this book. If you want to repent of your dispensational-baptist theology, then definitely read this book. It's covenant theology coming out the finger tips.
Just re-read this with some other guys in my church. Wilson never fails to bring the heat with a whole lot of grace. Will be reading this one a few times befo...more
Just re-read this with some other guys in my church. Wilson never fails to bring the heat with a whole lot of grace. Will be reading this one a few times befo...more
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Great stuff. Particularly good sections on the role of women in Scripture, the role of beards in culture, a hearty condemnation of masculinism, and fatherly responsibility. The only people who should read this book are men who want to be married, men who are married, men who were married, men who go to Church with such men, and women.
Challenging but great book that I have read several times already. I saw it the other day in my car and I thought I need to read it again. My wife knows already when I am reading it because of the change that exerts upon me!
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The first half of the book is wonderful; the second half or so seems to loose some momentum.
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