Male Initiation (Subscribe)
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Absent Fathers, Lost Sons
Description of book by Guy Corneau that argues that Baby Boom generation marks a critical phase in the loss of masculine initiation rituals.
Boys to Men Mentoring Network
Information on a program where boys between the ages of 12 and 16 can regularly interact with committed, conscientious adult men; based in San Diego, California.
Male Initiation and Identity
http://www.male-initiation.net/
Information concerning male circumcision and initiation.
MenStuff: Books on Ritual Initiation for Boys and Men
http://www.menstuff.org/books/byissue/ritual-initiation.html
Annotated bibliography related to initiation rituals and ritual in general.
Rediscovering Rites of Passage
http://www.soulawakening.org/rediscovering.html
Article by Israel Helfand and Jon Bliss published in Voice Male.
Teen Rites of Passage
http://www.soulawakening.org/teenrites.html
A 'coming of age' program for adolescent boys and girls who are ready to experience a personal challenge and an initiation into healthy, responsible adulthood.
The Church Impotent: The Feminization of Christianity
http://www.mises.org/misesreview_detail.asp?control=125&sortorder=issue
Review of book by Leon J. Podles, arguing that the loss of male initiation rituals has feminized the Christian Church.