Addressing fatherhood Biblically
Richard Underwood
Richard
Underwood
is a retired pastor, who
served as General Secretary
and Pastoral Director of
the
Fellowship of
Independent Evangelical
Churches. Here,
he
speaks
to
John
Woods, en Reviews Editor, following the
publication of the latter’s new book Good,
Bad, No Dad? the first
thing
that comes
RU: What’s
into your mind when you hear the word
“father”?
JDW: For me the word father still leaves
a huge question mark. It reminds me that
a significant part of who I am remains a
mystery. RU: For the benefit of those who haven’t
read the book, how would you summarise
what’s bad about “no dad”?
'Boys and young men are in crisis'
When delivering the 2025 Dimbleby Lecture this week, Former England Football manager Sir Gareth Southgate highlighted the dearth of male role models in contemporary society.
“We need leaders to set the right tone. To be the role models we want for our young men. We have to show young men that character is more important than status. That how you treat others is more important than how much money you make.”