Benjamin writes about man, woman, and the order of God beneath the desire and resistance between them — the very thing modern relationship guides often describe only on the surface.
The Lord-Man grew out of an engagement with Scripture and from the observation of what actually happens between man and woman: Behind closeness, desire, and resistance lies an order our age can hardly still name.
Benjamin does not write from the perspective of modern relationship theory, but from a biblical premise: Deep down, the woman desires a man who can stand above her. But the man must not derive this rule from himself. He himself must stand under God.
This book is therefore not an ordinary guide about dating, communication, or masculine presence. It asks deeper: What kind of man must a man become so that a woman finds in him what she is seeking deep down — leadership, weight, and a form of rule that is neither weak nor tyrannical?
Read the beginning of the book and recognize the mystery behind a woman’s desire and resistance.