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Summary: A must for all Fathers and Sons
Review: I found this book to be an outstanding resource. I have two young boys and I plan on using the information shared in this book to help me introduce my sons to what it means to be a man. The principles shared in this book will help any father regardless of race, relegion or societal status. Dr. Lewis was able to help me deal with issues I had regarding the death of my father at a young age. I was concerned that because he died when I was 3 years old that I would have a problem passing on to my sons what it really means to be a man. I consider the information shared by Dr. Lewis to be priceless. I highly recommend this book to all men raising boys.
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Summary: Finally, a guide to prepare our sons for true MANHOOD.
Review: I have a young son and I have been troubled at my lack of knowledge in how to truly prepare him for growing up into a Godly Man. When my wife presented this book to me, I couldn't put it down. It gave me wonderful ideas about guiding my son into Christian manhood and to not wait until he became 18 and say, 'Your a man now, so act like it'. I can now take defining moments of my son's life and engrave them into him as steps he is taking along the path to manhood. I honestly believe that many men today cannot say when they became a MAN. They don't have the memory of what made them into a MAN. I am determined to not let my son be one of those men. I am determined that he will not only know when he became a MAN, but also know that he is a GODLY MAN. Mr. Lewis' book has made that possible.
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Summary: Helped me give my sons great self-esteem and purpose.
Review: I was so encouraged and was able to deveop direction for my two sons. I have been able to create some of the most memberable times with my boys. I pray the memories will last a life time. I believe that it is one of the best books on planning for your parenting future. Reading the book will give you confidence planning for yor child development. I would read it!! Several Times!!!
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Summary: What a great book!
Review: If you are serious about raising your son on how to be a man, this is the book for you! But you must read it with an open mind, because I learned alot about myself after my first time reading the book. After that, I was able to concentrate on how I wanted to be the father to my son that I think God wants me to be.
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Summary: Three cheers for Robert Lewis! Finally a fathers roadmap!
Review: Lewis has written a book that should be handed down from father to son, father to son, father to son... The similar relationships between knighthood and the men God wants us to be is amazing. By using himself and his sons as the model for this book we the reader get some insight as to how to proceed with the actions he lays out for us. If I could choose only one book to use as guide for raising my sons, this would be it.
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Summary: EDUC 503 SJC
Review: Lewis, Robert (1997) Raising a Modern Day Knight. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers. If fathers are looking for a book to help them raise their sons into Godly men, then Raising a Modern Day Knight by Robert Lewis is the book for them. Lewis has written an insightful book that can help fathers shepherd their sons into manhood. Lewis provides not only suggestions but also a plan: a plan that he has implemented with his own sons. Lewis writes that fathers no longer have a definition of manhood and lack a strategy that they can use to shape their sons into men. Using knighthood as inspiration, Lewis breaks down the stages of a knight to develop a definition, a process, and a few cerimonies that form a guide for fathers and their sons. The author's vision of manhood is one that fathers should look into. Lewis states that "A real man is one who rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads courageously, and expects a greater reward...God's reward(60). If you are a father willing to invest time and energy in raising a son then Raising a Modern Day Knight should be on your book list.
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Summary: A much needed book on fathering
Review: Likening a boys entrance into manhood as an entrance into knighthood, Robert Lewis outlines the need of instruction, transition, and celebration, that American culture seems to have forgotten. Boys need Dads to teach them what it is to be a man. Boys need Dads to mark those steps of progress along the way. Boys also need Dad to affirm their arrival in a meaningful way. This book will give you practical ideas so that you can do just that in your son's life. If your a Dad, get the book.
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Summary: Fathers - Join the Knights of the Round Table
Review: Out of the Dark Ages rose noble characters to preserve and maintain law, justice, and social order. They became gentle men, men of valor, principled men-Knights. All knights swore an oath to and lived by a code of conduct: loyalty, chivalry, honesty, generosity, unselfish service, dedicated to justice, with Biblical principles of absolute right and wrong, and obedience to God. A knight who broke his oath was charged with treason for betraying the order of knighthood.
These ideals combined with the well-defined mentoring process made a boy into a knight. By age eight, a boy left his mother's care and became a page, learning the rudiments of knighthood under a mentor. By age 14, he became a squire, a knight's servant, while perfecting his skills through discipline and hard work. When he turned 21, he was eligible for knighthood. His ceremony was memorable--a ritual cleansing, ceremonial dress, a day of fasting and a night of prayer, confession, communion, a review of his moral, religious, social, and military duties, and, finally, a question. For what purpose do you desire to enter the order? If it be riches, to take your ease, and be held in honor without doing honor to knighthood, you are unworthy of it.
Now image your son going through this knightly process to attain Biblical manhood. Yes, it can be done. For fathers, Robert Lewis outlines a practical guide to teach and live these ideals, mentoring your son in the process to become a knight. What is a Man? What are his responsibilities, his beliefs, his behavior, and his goals? When does a boy become a man in our society? When he gets his driver's license, joins the Army, takes a woman to bed, or financially provides for himself?
First, Raising a Modern-Day Knight provides a vision for manhood. It characterizes a man who rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads courageously, and expects the greater reward-God's reward. Second, it defines a Biblical code of conduct: loyalty (Hos 6:6), servant-leadership (Mat 20:26-27), kindness (Pro 19:22), humility (Phil 2:3), purity (1 Tim 4:12), honesty (Eph 4:25), self-discipline (1 Tim 4:7-8), excellence (1 Cor 9:24), integrity (Pro 10:9), and perseverance (Gal 6:9). Finally, it establishes a superior cause to work towards which can only be satisfied in Jesus Christ.
By celebrating the stages of training with ceremony, a father reinforces the process. Through godly example, teachable moments, inspiring stories, and positive affirmations, a father helps his young knight discover a will to obey God, to employ God's gifts, and to respect women. Are you ready to be a knightly example for your son? Work for the King and become His knight. Pass it on to your son. A righteous man who walks in integrity-how blessed are his sons after him. (Pro 20:7)
Highly Recommended for small groups of men to create a round table of their own.
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Summary: A Must for Every Dad With A Son
Review: Robert Lewis has written a top-notch, easy to understand, easy to implement book to help Christian dads rear godly, masculine sons. He defines a man as "....someone who rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads courageously, and expects the greater reward." His definition of ideal manhood is excellent, especially his emphasis upon "rejecting passivity." Although he does not always lay out an exact plan for readers to follow without variation, he shares his own experiences and ideas as a suggested approach. The book is divided into five parts: The need for a modern-day knighthood, The Knight and his ideals, The Knight and his ceremonies, the Knight and his round table (community of men), and the Knight and his legacy. Part two, "The Knight and His Ideals" is alone worth the purchase price of the book. His suggestions for cermonies that celebrate a boy's advancement into manhood are creative. This book helped me come up with some related ideas. As a result of reading this book, I implemented a "Knights of Light" training seminar for our junior high boys (I am a pastor); I compiled info on courtesy, respecting women, etc., and we had a knighting ceremony for the guys that completed this training. Lewis has written a book that addresses a real gap in our culture; he understands masculinity, particularly Christian masculinity. Go for it, dad!
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Summary: A Must for Every Dad With A Son
Review: Robert Lewis has written a top-notch, easy to understand, easy to implement book to help Christian dads rear godly, masculine sons. He defines a man as "....someone who rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads courageously, and expects the greater reward." His definition of ideal manhood is excellent, especially his emphasis upon "rejecting passivity." Although he does not always lay out an exact plan for readers to follow without variation, he shares his own experiences and ideas as a suggested approach. The book is divided into five parts: The need for a modern-day knighthood, The Knight and his ideals, The Knight and his ceremonies, the Knight and his round table (community of men), and the Knight and his legacy. Part two, "The Knight and His Ideals" is alone worth the purchase price of the book. His suggestions for cermonies that celebrate a boy's advancement into manhood are creative. This book helped me come up with some related ideas. As a result of reading this book, I implemented a "Knights of Light" training seminar for our junior high boys (I am a pastor); I compiled info on courtesy, respecting women, etc., and we had a knighting ceremony for the guys that completed this training. Lewis has written a book that addresses a real gap in our culture; he understands masculinity, particularly Christian masculinity. Go for it, dad!
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