Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #220738 in Books
• Published on: 1993-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 204 pages

Synopsis
As they approach middle age, the men of the baby-boom generation are often faced with a common set of problems, which include insecurity in work, difficulties in building and maintaining relationships with women and men, and an inability to achieve even minimal feeling awareness. According to Jungian analyst Guy Corneau, these problems revolve around an overwhelming experience of the fragility that underlines conventional images of masculinity. Corneau connects this experience to the profound feeling men often have of their father's silence or absence which can be literal, but is especially emotional and spiritual. Examining the effects of the search for masculine identity in the lives of numerous men seen in therapy, he shows that the key to healing lies in the ability to be a father to oneself.

Customer Reviews

Like opening up a new door
I found this bbok excellent in every way. The insights of the author have profoundly affected my view of myself and my relationships. I thoroughly recommend it. I can't vouch for how it relates to the Bible or other works of fiction, but that seems to me to be quite irrelevant.

excellent reading without the psychobabble
I highly recomend this book to anyone who grew up without adequate parenting, and who wants to understand why he feels the way he does. Th author speaks frankly in very plain and easy language. Very accesible to anyone with no experience in reading books on psychology.

acknowledges emotions but offers no solid help
The books talks about a wide range of emotions and consequences of inadequate fathering, most of which overlook cultural differences. Arguments are based on hypothesis and are for the most part arguable. He treats Homosexuality as on one end of the acceptable sexual behavior scale. I do not recommend it to Christian men. It is clear that the author has a very shallow and distorted understanding of the Bible too. It creates more confusion by suggesting too many reasons for certain behaviors. If you are a Christian male in search for your identity as a man, don't waste your time, energy and money looking for answers in this book.