Peril, Perseverance, and Perversion

""From influential theologian Ryan LaMothe comes a tour de force in the art of living. LaMothe guides boys, men, and their partners toward authenticity and realness as they face loss and grief, loneliness, racism, economic vulnerability, and environmental uncertainty. Peril, Perseverance, and Perversion radiates care, wisdom, and hope. A thriving, creative life is possible."" --Jaco J. Hamman, professor of religion, psychology, and culture, Divinity School, Vanderbilt University ""LaMothe's book is a kaleidoscope that invites readers to contemplate how men have responded to the plight of human precarity and vulnerability in various times and locations. With well-calibrated lenses, LaMothe carefully ponders the internal and systemic dynamics of men's lives, inspiring us to become 'public-political theologians' who sustain empathic, compassionate, and caring relations with other humans, other species, and the Earth."" --Rubén Arjona, assistant professor of pastoral care, Union Presbyterian Seminary ""In this timely work, Ryan Lamothe, one of the most generative scholars in contemporary pastoral theology, expands our thinking about the manifold wonders and complexities of masculinity. The true brilliance of Peril, Perseverance, and Perversion, however, is that it provides life-giving stories of men who, in their own unique way, find themselves on a journey, oftentimes fraught with danger, to overcome destructive forms of masculinity. Anyone who wants to know what manhood is--and what a more care-full manhood can be--must heed the wisdom found within this profound text."" --Jay-Paul Hinds, associate professor of pastoral theology, Princeton Theological Seminary