The Absent Man: Recovering the Lost Face of the Father—for the Disinherited, the Desolate, God Is Still the Father We Need

The Absent Man: Recovering the Lost Face of the FatherBy Dr. Scott InfanteThere is a cry echoing across our generation—an ache that no success, substance, or self-help can silence. It is the cry of the fatherless.In this soul-piercing, culture-confronting book, Dr. Scott Infante peels back the layers of a silent epidemic: fatherlessness. Whether through physical abandonment or emotional absence, the wound left behind is more than personal—it’s generational. It’s spiritual. And it’s everywhere.From a five-year-old boy left standing in the road as his father drove away…To a teenager unknowingly shaped by that rupture…To a society collapsing under the weight of disconnected men and disoriented sons…The Absent Man invites you on a journey into the heart of the wound—and the God who alone can heal it.This is not a self-help book. It’s a cry for reformation. A call to return. A roadmap for the brokenhearted.Inside, you’ll discover:The true cultural and spiritual cost of the father woundHow fatherlessness fuels identity confusion, performance addiction, narcissism, and rebellionThe orphan spirit: what it is, how it forms, and why it haunts even those with present fathersWhy our generation is both over-fathered by control and under-fathered by loveThe biblical path to healing through the revealed face of God the FatherHow you can recover your sonship—and become the father (or mother) your children desperately needDr. Infante blends raw personal story, cultural insight, biblical truth, and prophetic urgency to reveal what’s really behind the fractures in our families, our faith, and our future. This is not just about the absence of a man in the home. It’s about the devastating loss of the Father’s image in the heart of a generation.We are not abandoned. We are not forgotten. The Father is calling us home.