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Washington, D.C.

Eric will emcee the annual New Canaan Society retreat in Washington DC from April 26-28 at the Omni Shoreham hotel. Details TBA.

Seattle, Washington

Eric will be the keynote speaker at the 17th Annual Seattle Pacific University Downtown Business Breakfast at the Westin Hotel. Details TBA.

The Hon. Gregory W. Slayton, author of national bestseller Be a Better Dad Today

“What is true manhood? And what makes a man in our 21st century? These are vital questions that my friend Eric Metaxas helps us wrestle with in this great new book. In looking back to seven outstanding men of history, Eric helps us understand the essential elements of manhood in any age. This is a superb work—and I highly recommend it.”

Os Guinness, author A Free People’s Suicide

“This is a book to read, to read aloud to others, and then read again. In a day when children are growing up stunted because of our diet of empty-headed celebrities and contemptible villains, true heroism and manliness needs special nourishment. Eric Metaxas has done it again, and again we are in his debt.”

Denny Rydberg, President of Young Life

“One of my favorite authors is Eric Metaxas. His biographies on William Wilberforce and Dietrich Bonhoeffer are compelling and his weekly Breakpoint commentaries are powerful and thought provoking. His latest effort, Seven Men, is designed to provide men and those becoming men, with positive role models that practically illustrate what manhood is all about. He does this by focusing on seven men who have lived and served well. We all need great examples; we need to understand what it means to...

7 MEN

In Seven Men, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted short portraits of widely known—but not well understood—Christian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certain virtues in the truth of the gospel.

Written in a beautiful and engaging style, Seven Men addresses what it means (or should mean) to be a man today, at a time when media and popular culture present images of masculinity that are not the picture presented in Scriptur...

Buy 7Men this week & get Free Prizes!!! Really.

I really can’t tell you how crazy this is, but believe me, it’s crazy. If you buy a copy of 7MEN this week, you can get some AMAZING free gifts. Like a signed hardcover copy of Bonhoeffer. And a gorgeous Bonhoeffer poster. And a copy of Yankee Doodle Mugsy! And lots more. It’s like one of those crazy car dealership deals! I don’t know how Thomas Nelson is pulling this off, but I’d take them up on it before supplies run out! Seriously. HERE ARE THE DETAILS!

And there are big DAILY specials, too...

Buy 7Men this week & get Free Prizes!!!

I really can’t tell you how crazy this is, but believe me, it’s crazy. If you buy a copy of 7MEN this week, you can get some AMAZING free gifts. Like a signed hardcover copy of Bonhoeffer. And a gorgeous Bonhoeffer poster. And a copy of Yankee Doodle Mugsy! And lots more. It’s like one of those crazy car dealership deals! I don’t know how Thomas Nelson is pulling this off, but I’d take them up on it before supplies run out! Seriously. Here are the details!

NEW INTERVIEW for Leadership Journal

Here’s a recent interview I did for the Out of Ur blog in LEADERSHIP JOURNAL... It touches on civility, courage, and other small topics…

Phoenix, Arizona

Eric will be speaking at an annual fundraising dinner for the Crisis Pregnancy Centers of Phoenix. At the Phoenix Convention Center. Details TBA.