Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Spririt of the Fatherhood Movement Part 2 The Story of American Fatherhood Chapter 3 The Collapse and Recovery of Fatherhood Chapter 4 Making Great Men and Fathers Chapter 5 What Americans Belive about Fatherhood and the Role of Religion Part 6 The Heritage of Fatherhood in America's Faith Communities Chapter 7 Fatherhood in the African American Church Chapter 8 Fatherhood in the Roman Catholic Tradition Chapter 9 Fatherhood in the Evangelical Tradition Chapter 10 Fatherhood in the Mainline Protestant Tradition Part 11 Fatherhood and Faith in the American Public Debate Chapter 12 The Rise of an American Fatherhood Movement Chapter 13 The Role of Marriage in Strengthening Fatherhood Chapter 14 Beyond Government to Faith-Based Community Strategies Chapter 15 Fatherhood as a Point of Convergence beyond Old Categories Chapter 16 The Idea of God as Father Chapter 17 Emerging Attitudes about Gender Roles Chapter 18 Men as Promise Makers and Keepers Chapter 19 Restoring Civil Society Through Fatherhood Part 20 Faithful Fathers: The Journey Back Chapter 21 One Denomination's Initiative Chapter 22 One Pastor's Personal Struggle Chapter 23 Recovering the Rites of Male Passage Chapter 24 One Son's Rite of Passage Chapter 25 The Power of Male Initiation Ceremonies

About the Author

Don E. Eberly is founder of the National Fatherhood Initiative and director of the Civil Society Project in Harrisburg, Pa.

Reviews

Eberly has put together a valuable collection of essays on the relationship between fatherhood and religion... [for] pastors, lay people, parents, and undergraduate students of numerous aspects of U.S. society. CHOICE An important collection of essays ... on what is wrong with fatherhood these days and what can be done about it. First Things