About the Book
What if the biggest conspiracy in human history had gone completely unnoticed?
What if that conspiracy was responsible for some of the biggest problems the world faces today?
Wouldn’t you want to know? Wouldn’t you want to do something about it?
Well guess what: You can.
Book Description
The Masculinity Conspiracy is a free online book about masculinity. It argues that nearly every assumption about masculinity in contemporary society is wrong. The result is nothing short of exposing a worldwide conspiracy that has been preventing humanity from reaching its fullest potential.
The Masculinity Conspiracy contains the following chapters:
- Conspiracy, Problem, Solution
- History
- Sexuality
- Relationships
- Fatherhood
- Archetypes
- Spirituality
- Conclusion.
Each chapter is divided into three sections:
- The Conspiracy (how the common understanding of masculinity functions in the chapter theme)
- The Problem (a critique of how the common understanding of masculinity functions in the chapter theme)
- The Solution (an alternative model for how masculinity should function in the chapter theme).
Readers can leave comments regarding each section of the book: what they think is good, what they think is bad, plus new ideas that should be developed. Some of this feedback may be incorporated into the text, in which case the commenter is cited.
**Print ($12.95) and Kindle ($4.99) editions now available**
A few folks have found the reading a bit of a stretch, in which case I urge you to go and read the short article, Appropriate Complexity.
And for a bit of fun, below you can even watch a short The Masculinity Conspiracy cartoon:
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[NB: Some parts of this book are extracted from the following previous publications by the author: Numen, Old Men: Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy (Equinox Publishing, 2009); “Review of ‘No More Christian Nice Guy’ by Paul Coughlin.” The Journal of Men’s Studies 14, no. 2 (2006): 259-60; “Review of ‘The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine’ by Matthew Fox.” Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality 3, no. 1 (2009): 94-96; various blog posts at: http://www.gelfer.net]
