New Adam : the future of male spirituality

Notes: "[By] Philip Culbertson".; Includes bibliographical references.; Contents divided into two parts: Exercises in Reading Our Own Tradition -- Prayer, Iron John, and the White Snake.; Contents: Introduction -- Explaining Men -- The New Adam Tradition -- The Child is the Father of the Man: King David and His Son Absalom -- The Sins of the Father and an Innocent Generation: Abraham and His Son Ishmael -- A Love Surpassing the Love of Women ?: Jonathan and David -- Friends, Associates and Lovers: Jesus, His Male Companions, and the Ancient Ideals of Friendship -- Masculine Stumbling Blocks to Prayer -- Praying in Circles -- The Future of Masculine Spirituality: Iron John and the White Snake -- Bibliography.; Author is an Episcopal priest.

Subjects: Men - Religious life; Men - Psychology; Men - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church; Prayer - Episcopal Church; Man-woman relationships; Men in the Bible