What does God expect of fathers?

The White House has a cage fight on the Whitehouse front lawn while, somewhere, a father rose at 3am to feed a crying baby.

In 2026, what does it mean to be a good father, or a good man?

Does God, or any religious tradition, see men as something distinct? Or is “be a good man” just “be a good person”?

The manosphere claims religious sanction. Is that a corruption of these traditions, or an expression of them?

Three fathers, three frameworks. What do you or can you actually hand onto your son?

GUESTS:

• Rev Dr Michael Jensen is an Anglican minister, an Oxford theologian, and a father of four. He’ll tell you God has a design for men — but hear him out, because I reckon it’s not what you’re expecting.
• A/Prof Adis Duderija is a scholar of Islam and gender at Griffith University — an expert on how his own tradition understands the rights and responsibilities of manhood. That too is more nuanced than its given credit for. And a father to two teenagers.
• Zac Seidler is a psychologist who studies what young men actually watch online. He’s professor at Orygen, Australia's Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health. And, as of this year, a brand-new dad.