No more Christian nice guy : why being nice-- instead of good-- hurts men, women, and children /

Coughlin, Paul T.

No more Christian nice guy : why being nice-- instead of good-- hurts men, women, and children / Why being nice-- instead of good-- hurts men, women, and children No more Christian nice guy : when being nice-- instead of good-- hurts men, women, and children When being nice-- instead of good-- hurts men, women, and children Paul Coughlin ; foreword by Laura Schlessinger. - Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c2005. - 224 p. ; 22 cm.

Christian nice guys aren't so nice -- Jesus the bearded woman -- Other earnest but damaging church messages to men -- Childhood, where we learned to live small -- How being "nice" ruins love and marriage -- We're men, not eunuchs -- Confused to vilified : our culture's view of masculinity -- Nice guy, naïve guy : how being nice hurts men at work -- Masculinity : the journey from nice guy to good guy (part 1) -- Masculinity : the journey from nice guy to good guy (part 2) -- Searching one's soul and facing one's fears -- No more Mr. Nice Guy : practical help for your new life ahead -- God : lion or cocker spaniel?

"Christian nice guys believe in a 'gentle Jesus meek and mild.' Coughlin sets the record straight: a complete man who can be both gentle and bold is Jesus"--Provided by publisher.

0764200925 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0764201719 (softcover : international trade paper)

2005018447


Christian men--Religious life.

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