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The Redeemed Man - A Practical Guide to Biblical Manhood for Faith, Family, and Work
296 pages, Paperback
Published December 9, 2025
About the author
Joel R. Beeke
492 books385 followersJoel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the chancellor and professor of homiletics and systematic theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor since 1978 and currently ministers at the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the editor of the Puritan Reformed Journal and The Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth magazine, the board chairman of Reformation Heritage Books, the president of Inheritance Publishers, and the vice president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society.
Beeke has written and coauthored 120 books, edited 120 books, and contributed 2,500 articles to Reformed books, journals, periodicals, and encyclopedias. He frequently lectures at seminaries and speaks at Reformed conferences around the world. The Lord has blessed him and his wife Mary with three children and eleven grandchildren.
Beeke has written and coauthored 120 books, edited 120 books, and contributed 2,500 articles to Reformed books, journals, periodicals, and encyclopedias. He frequently lectures at seminaries and speaks at Reformed conferences around the world. The Lord has blessed him and his wife Mary with three children and eleven grandchildren.
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May 11, 2026
A little repetitive at times. Overall a great book and would be a helpful resource for a men’s ministry to go through and discuss.
April 23, 2026
Wonderful book that’s probably gonna be the go to book for men’s book studies. It’s not 5 stars because some chapters were too repetitive while others didn’t go deep enough. The ordering of the chapters were ok for the most part but there were a few chapters that felt drastically different from the rest of the book. I still loved the read!
June 13, 2026
Highly biblical, highly practical, moderately helpful
December 19, 2025
Inspiring, convicting, and needed. Great reminders and challenges for how we should live as Godly men. Gave 4 instead of 5 because, while I appreciate the breadth of topics covered, it felt overly topline at times and some of the chapters felt out of place. But overall a great and worthwhile read!
December 4, 2025
There are many voices noting that men and fathers have forfeited the game and thrown in the towel. Some of those voices coach their male audiences to curl up in fetal positions, kick their feet, swing for the air and squall victimhood. Others instruct their viewers that they must reassert themselves forcefully, maybe even abusively, manhandling women and a womanized world. But some authors and talking heads that see the multidimensional problem squarely, are beckoning men to return to the game, unashamed of their masculinity, and to step out in manly fashion, even as gentlemen. And these fill the spectrum from Louis Perry to Jordan Petterson to Anthony Bradley, and more. Soon, Reformation Heritage Books will be stepping into the ring to offer biblical direction for men with a 296-page paperback, “The Redeemed Man” edited by Joel R. Beeke, Richard D. Phillips and Paul M. Smalley. This straightforward volume includes chapters of scriptural direction from a number of pastors and teachers from around the world.
As the title denotes, this is a Christian work, and so it begins with being a redeemed man, a man who has come to submit to Jesus and rely on Jesus to put him right with God. From that centered, grounded position (four deeply important chapters) flows the rest of the book. The authors cover what it means for the redeemed man who is single, the redeemed man honoring his parents, the redeemed man loving his wife, raising kids to be redeemed adults, worship and witnessing, all the way to retirement and death. As one can see, this manuscript covers the breadth of a man’s life, a redeemed man’s life! The framework for the whole project is stated well by Richard Phillips in the introduction, “Redeemed men are to lead in their homes, in the church, and in society simply through living by faith and influencing others to also walk in the way of the Lord…, starting with the priority that must be given to his relationship with God” (pg. 2-3).
The working premise of the volume is not about advancing victimhood, spreading disgusted retaliation, or asserting male supremacy. It’s gospel-grounded, bible-shaped, Jesus-focused from one end to the other. And all the way through, it is seriously concerned about and for men, and motivated to promote God’s goodness for families, churches, and communities. As Beeke notes, with the help of William Gouge, man is the head of the family, but his wife is the heart (pg. 88). And Jason Helopulus remarks that it’s not a question if the man leads his family, but “whether he leads it well” (pg. 96). And a warmhearted, redeemed man leading his family well spills out and over into the church. If it’s not warm-hearted redeemed men leading, then, as Kevin DeYoung observes, “the spiritual temperature of the church will always have a hard time rising higher than the spiritual temperature of the men in the church” (189).
There’s so much to commend in this manual, and I am commending it to you. On a personal note, to emphasize its practicality, as I was starting to work through the book I landed on the chapter by Terry Johnson, “The Redeemed Man Honoring His Parents.” As I opened those pages of that chapter, my mother-in-law had to be moved into my house for us to care for her. It was an urgent change in our home life that was filled with quite a bit of reflection and worry on my part. As my mother-in-law lay in our spare bedroom where I could easily see her to check on her, I read the words of this chapter and was reminded, clearly, of my leadership role in honoring this aging, ailing believing woman who carried my wife in her womb, raised her, and prepared her for our marriage. That chapter, at just that providential time, had a big impact on me.
“The Redeemed Man” should be in your hands. It is easy to work through and ideal for men’s reading and study groups. Pastors and elders, fathers and sons should snatch up a copy and pore over it. In fact, they just might want to work through it together. I see from the publisher’s page that it can be purchased in bulk for a discount. What are you waiting for? Get out there and get it!
As the title denotes, this is a Christian work, and so it begins with being a redeemed man, a man who has come to submit to Jesus and rely on Jesus to put him right with God. From that centered, grounded position (four deeply important chapters) flows the rest of the book. The authors cover what it means for the redeemed man who is single, the redeemed man honoring his parents, the redeemed man loving his wife, raising kids to be redeemed adults, worship and witnessing, all the way to retirement and death. As one can see, this manuscript covers the breadth of a man’s life, a redeemed man’s life! The framework for the whole project is stated well by Richard Phillips in the introduction, “Redeemed men are to lead in their homes, in the church, and in society simply through living by faith and influencing others to also walk in the way of the Lord…, starting with the priority that must be given to his relationship with God” (pg. 2-3).
The working premise of the volume is not about advancing victimhood, spreading disgusted retaliation, or asserting male supremacy. It’s gospel-grounded, bible-shaped, Jesus-focused from one end to the other. And all the way through, it is seriously concerned about and for men, and motivated to promote God’s goodness for families, churches, and communities. As Beeke notes, with the help of William Gouge, man is the head of the family, but his wife is the heart (pg. 88). And Jason Helopulus remarks that it’s not a question if the man leads his family, but “whether he leads it well” (pg. 96). And a warmhearted, redeemed man leading his family well spills out and over into the church. If it’s not warm-hearted redeemed men leading, then, as Kevin DeYoung observes, “the spiritual temperature of the church will always have a hard time rising higher than the spiritual temperature of the men in the church” (189).
There’s so much to commend in this manual, and I am commending it to you. On a personal note, to emphasize its practicality, as I was starting to work through the book I landed on the chapter by Terry Johnson, “The Redeemed Man Honoring His Parents.” As I opened those pages of that chapter, my mother-in-law had to be moved into my house for us to care for her. It was an urgent change in our home life that was filled with quite a bit of reflection and worry on my part. As my mother-in-law lay in our spare bedroom where I could easily see her to check on her, I read the words of this chapter and was reminded, clearly, of my leadership role in honoring this aging, ailing believing woman who carried my wife in her womb, raised her, and prepared her for our marriage. That chapter, at just that providential time, had a big impact on me.
“The Redeemed Man” should be in your hands. It is easy to work through and ideal for men’s reading and study groups. Pastors and elders, fathers and sons should snatch up a copy and pore over it. In fact, they just might want to work through it together. I see from the publisher’s page that it can be purchased in bulk for a discount. What are you waiting for? Get out there and get it!
March 20, 2026
Edited by Joel R. Beeke, Richard D. Phillips, and Paul M. Smalley, The Redeemed Man helps you see that every area of a redeemed man’s life is shaped by grace, with contributions from Conrad Mbewe, Sinclair B. Ferguson, Jason Helopoulos, Kevin DeYoung, and more.
Careers, Callings, and Vocations
Before reading this book, I already knew that my life was being consumed by work. This book helped me reorient and reprioritize—not to neglect work, but to put it in its proper place under God. Even more, this book reminded me that being a husband and being a father are vocations in themselves.
Having been married for 12 years now, this book helped me refocus my affections on my wife. I was especially moved to remember to cultivate emotional and physical connection in our marriage, making time to communicate and share.
As a busy father of three young children, this book helped me evaluate my leadership and encouraged me to press on. Discipling children involves both instruction and connection.
Grow in Grace
I was most encouraged by Beeke’s chapter on growing in family worship, where he says to aim for brevity. He encourages consistency, and I am motivated to continue these special times with my family.
I was most challenged by DeYoung’s chapter on serving in the church. He speaks of the magnanimous man—one who is eager to attempt great things and willing to endure great hardships.
A handbook. A guide. A manual for men who desire to be faithful men of God. Practical and pastoral, this book will help you go to work, lead your home, serve in church, and grow in grace for the glory of God.
I received a media copy of The Redeemed Man and this is my honest review. @diveindigdeep
Careers, Callings, and Vocations
Before reading this book, I already knew that my life was being consumed by work. This book helped me reorient and reprioritize—not to neglect work, but to put it in its proper place under God. Even more, this book reminded me that being a husband and being a father are vocations in themselves.
Having been married for 12 years now, this book helped me refocus my affections on my wife. I was especially moved to remember to cultivate emotional and physical connection in our marriage, making time to communicate and share.
As a busy father of three young children, this book helped me evaluate my leadership and encouraged me to press on. Discipling children involves both instruction and connection.
Grow in Grace
I was most encouraged by Beeke’s chapter on growing in family worship, where he says to aim for brevity. He encourages consistency, and I am motivated to continue these special times with my family.
I was most challenged by DeYoung’s chapter on serving in the church. He speaks of the magnanimous man—one who is eager to attempt great things and willing to endure great hardships.
A handbook. A guide. A manual for men who desire to be faithful men of God. Practical and pastoral, this book will help you go to work, lead your home, serve in church, and grow in grace for the glory of God.
I received a media copy of The Redeemed Man and this is my honest review. @diveindigdeep
March 12, 2026
Practical and helpful. There's no shortage of books on the topic of "godly manhood," but this one addresses topics that rarely get addressed — such as discipling children, leading family worship, the question of retirement for a Christian, dying well, and honoring your parents (it's easy to think this last one is most relevant for kids, but you could also argue this only gets more important the older you get).
"Our souls will not look after themselves."
"There is no food so suitable for the soul as the genuine, pure milk of the Word of God. Nothing nourishes perseverance like the Bible, and we all have to be continually falling in love with it, searching its pages, ransacking it, memorizing it, hungering and thirsting for the true preaching of the gospel, delighting in discussing it among ourselves, meditating upon it, and coming upon it again, and examining it from every point of view, because the Christian will not grow in persevering grace without the food of the Word of God, and seeking the face of God, being conformed more and more closely to His image."
"Our souls will not look after themselves."
"There is no food so suitable for the soul as the genuine, pure milk of the Word of God. Nothing nourishes perseverance like the Bible, and we all have to be continually falling in love with it, searching its pages, ransacking it, memorizing it, hungering and thirsting for the true preaching of the gospel, delighting in discussing it among ourselves, meditating upon it, and coming upon it again, and examining it from every point of view, because the Christian will not grow in persevering grace without the food of the Word of God, and seeking the face of God, being conformed more and more closely to His image."
May 11, 2026
This was a helpful book overall. The 22 chapters are each written by different authors as independent pieces, so you can skip around without missing any context. I’d say 8 of them were outstanding, 4 were pretty good, and the rest I could take or leave. However, the 8 strongest ones were so good that they easily justify the rest of the book. I will definitely purchase this book for other men in our church, but I may advise them to skip around and just focus on the strongest chapters / the ones that most apply to their life stage.
For what it’s worth, I thought chapters 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, and 15 were the strongest. If you don’t have time to read the entire book, I would encourage you to read chapters 1-4, 13-15, and then whichever other chapters best align with your life stage/situation.
For what it’s worth, I thought chapters 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, and 15 were the strongest. If you don’t have time to read the entire book, I would encourage you to read chapters 1-4, 13-15, and then whichever other chapters best align with your life stage/situation.
June 18, 2026
The Redeemed Man is one of those rare books that belongs on every Christian man's shelf, not just as a one-time read, but as a reference you return to again and again. Beeke (and the other contributors of this book) has a gift for meeting men where they are, and this book delivers practical, gospel-rooted guidance across virtually every season and area of life.
Whether you're a husband, father, son, friend, worker, or leader in the church, there's something here that will challenge and encourage you. It's the kind of book you can read straight through and find yourself marked up and dog-eared by the end, then reach for again when you hit a particular trial or transition and need wisdom grounded in Scripture and the Reformed tradition.
Highly recommend for any man serious about walking faithfully before God.
Whether you're a husband, father, son, friend, worker, or leader in the church, there's something here that will challenge and encourage you. It's the kind of book you can read straight through and find yourself marked up and dog-eared by the end, then reach for again when you hit a particular trial or transition and need wisdom grounded in Scripture and the Reformed tradition.
Highly recommend for any man serious about walking faithfully before God.
June 12, 2026
3.5. Rounds up to 4 because I went through it with a group. Loved the breadth of subjects and dealing with topics most men’s books fail to deal with. It was excellent for generating discussion on those topics in a men’s group setting.
I even appreciated the very practical applications offered up even if they were overly prescriptive in places. Most books fail to give enough practical handles. This one sought to. And I have no problem looking over some application that I’m not persuaded of.
I think I would have enjoyed it less if I read it on my own. (Is that all books?). As a men’s study, it was excellent.
As a pastor, I recommend it for men’s groups. Especially if you let the chapter introduce the topic and then let the discussion go where it will on that topic.
I even appreciated the very practical applications offered up even if they were overly prescriptive in places. Most books fail to give enough practical handles. This one sought to. And I have no problem looking over some application that I’m not persuaded of.
I think I would have enjoyed it less if I read it on my own. (Is that all books?). As a men’s study, it was excellent.
As a pastor, I recommend it for men’s groups. Especially if you let the chapter introduce the topic and then let the discussion go where it will on that topic.
March 12, 2026
Great collection of contributions from highly respected men in the Reformed world--plus a few I'd never heard of. I appreciated the specificity of the topics. Not much of "be a better man" here but instead targeted biblical and wise instruction regarding work, marriage, parenthood, retirement, plus the fundamentals of worship-based Word, sacrament/fellowship, and prayer.
This would be an excellent book for a men's group to go through, one or two chapters per meeting. It is sober yet grace-filled--those two things are not in tension, nor should they be! Chapters by Rick Phillips, Kevin DeYoung, Jason Helopoulos, and Joey Pipa were among the best, though all should be read.
This would be an excellent book for a men's group to go through, one or two chapters per meeting. It is sober yet grace-filled--those two things are not in tension, nor should they be! Chapters by Rick Phillips, Kevin DeYoung, Jason Helopoulos, and Joey Pipa were among the best, though all should be read.
November 24, 2025
Excellent. The authors cover topics like our relationship to God (most important and central, for without regeneration a man cannot please God in any sphere), our relationship to others (friends, spouse, children, and so on), work, and ending our race well in perseverance. The topics are comprehensive and provide much material for meditation.
February 12, 2026
Bringing together many different authors this work lays out what a Christian is and what a Christian man should do. Addressing a man's relationship with God, with other people, work, and the end of life, this work covers the territory of all of life in a way that is helpful and encouraging. The chapters are short and too the point, all based on God's Word.
Men, take up and read.
Men, take up and read.
May 29, 2026
Excellent book on what it practically means to be the man that God created you to be. Each chapter is written in such a way that it can be a stand alone chapter and used for reference or a group discussion. However, the book as a whole is a great read. Really enjoyed it and will be getting copies for a number of men in my life.
May 18, 2026
This is a wonderful book that covers a wide range of practical topics for the Christian man. Easy to read without losing any theological grounding. I would recommend handing out to any man in the church!
March 16, 2026
A really great read on a wide variety of topics of issue for the man’s life in following Christ. Highly recommended!
March 27, 2026
It’s simply excellent. There are a lot of fluffy books on masculinity and this is not one of them. The authors did an excellent job here.
January 9, 2026
With contributions by 20 pastors, this book focuses on what a redeemed man’s life should look like in word, thought, and deed. As one reviewer notes, “For a culture deeply confused about manhood, this book is a timely and desperately needed resource. With contributions from a team of trusted pastors, it provides a remarkably comprehensive guide to the whole of a man’s life.” The first printing of this book sold out quickly. A second printing is now available.
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