Bishop Erik Varden on Man and Masculinity

Last weekend, The Wall Street Journal published a front-page story on American young men and the crisis of masculinity. It featured hard stories of the “aimless and isolated”—but could ultimately offer no solutions.

This week on HeightsCast, we’re pleased to welcome Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway. Bishop Varden has authored several books exploring human personhood, including topics of masculinity and femininity. He helps us get the lay of the land both culturally and spiritually in this so-called moment of crisis. His Excellency then shares the vision of masculinity that he finds in scripture and tradition, so that we may bring these ideas into our homes and to our sons.

Bishop Varden's books, including "Chastity: Reconciliation of the Senses," "The Shattering of Loneliness: On Christian Remembrance," and other titles, are available on Amazon or through his publisher, ‪@BloomsburyPublishing‬.

Chapters:

2:59 Man fully alive: is my life fruitful?
5:09 A crisis of masculinity
11:06 Language for a constructive conversation
14:11 ‘Man,’ ‘woman,’ ‘human person’ called into question
17:39 Vision of the human person in Genesis
26:38 Complementarity of the sexes
30:19 Masculinity and femininity as dual poles
38:29 Manliness: to pour oneself out in protection of another
42:08 Accepting our fragility
48:49 Communicating masculinity to modern boys