The Return of Strong Christian Men, by Scott Yenor
Msgr. Roger Landry: The Meaning of America’s Consecration to the Sacred Heart
June 12, 2026
My One-Step Proposal for Vatican Reform (Part I), by Phil Lawler
June 12, 2026
King Alfonso VI is crowned, and becomes "Emperor of all Spain". 1864. Public Domainview terms.
By Scott Yenor, First Things, June 11, 2026
Offensive Christianity: Restoring the Strength of Men in a Feminized Age
by j. chase davis, founders press, 184 pages, $19.98
Feminism forces us to confront the nature of nature. Susan Moller Okin famously warned against respecting natural sex differences. “Our laws,” she wrote, “do not allow kleptomaniacs to shoplift.” She counseled laws that reshape male aggression and female modesty toward a single image of virtue. She was partly right—biology is not destiny. But biology is also not nothing. The real task, which she rejected, is channeling distinct male and female natures toward worthy ends.
Chase Davis’s Offensive Christianity: Restoring the Strength of Men in a Feminized Age argues that many churches have absorbed feminist assumptions, treating ordinary male inclinations as something akin to kleptomania. Worship tilts toward therapeutic sentiment rather than clear doctrine and virtue. Niceness and passivity are elevated over strength, dominion, and public engagement. The result is a Christianity that fails to form men for their creational vocations. …
