Redeeming Masculinity

“Peter Holmes has contributed to the crucial conversation around theology and masculinity. With each passing year, this becomes more important as what it means to be male is contradicted, confused, derided, and dismissed. As well, the relative absence of men from the Church demands that we rediscover what true and authentic masculinity is, as God intended it. This book is timely and valuable, and I heartily recommend it.”


—Paul Chandler, parish priest, Sacred Heart Catholic Parish





“This impressive study from a loyal son of the Church is no compendium, no ‘Denzinger’ of source material. Rather, this masterful work of contemporary theology is a husband and father’s critical exploration of the current state of Church teaching on masculinity. Mother Church has need of great men to defend her honor, men who have been redeemed by new zeal for the divine Creator’s sublime design. Such a man will find himself well guided by Mother Church through this study by one of her most loyal sons.”


—Paul Rowse, OP, lecturer in Scripture, Catholic Theological College, Melbourne





“Redeeming Masculinity proves to be an important contribution to the ongoing debate about what it means to be human and what the specific genius is that men have to offer women, the family, and society at large. Peter Holmes delivers a valuable contribution to the study of theological anthropology and biblical exegesis and provides a framework for understanding the dimensions of mature masculinity. Not simply valuable as a work of theology, however, seminaries and other institutions devoted to the formation of men will find Holmes’s reflections worthwhile. Highly recommended.”


—Rich Budd, director of marriage and family life, Diocese of Lansing, Michigan