Review of King Me: What Every Son Wants and Needs From His Father by Steve Farrar
Oren Martin and Barak Tjader
This book review appears in the Annotated Bibliography for Gender-Related Books in 2005, JBMW Volume 11 No. 2.
Category: Complementarian - the author recognizes the full personal equality of the sexes, coupled with an acknowledgment of role distinctions in the home and church.
Without minimizing the role that the mother plays in raising sons, Farrar argues that every son wants and needs his father to mentor him. By looking at various stories of the kings in the OT, both good and bad, he draws examples and lessons that fathers can apply as they raise their sons to become mature men who will one day lead their own families. Using his own experience and knowledge of the Scriptures, Farrar describes that the task of mentoring takes place through mistakes, discipline, masculinity, guidance, sexual purity, manly communication, and friendship.
