Christian Masculinity : Men and Religion in Northern Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries /

In the mid-nineteenth century, when the idea of religion as a private matter connected to the home and the female sphere won acceptance among the bourgeois elite, Christian religious practices began to be associated with femininity and soft values. Contemporary critics claimed that religion was inco...

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Altres autors: Werner, Yvonne Maria (Editor)
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2011]
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Sumari:In the mid-nineteenth century, when the idea of religion as a private matter connected to the home and the female sphere won acceptance among the bourgeois elite, Christian religious practices began to be associated with femininity and soft values. Contemporary critics claimed that religion was incompatible with true manhood, and today's scholars talk about a feminisation of religion. But was this really the case? What expression did male religious faith take at a time when Christianity was losing its status as the foundation of society? This is the starting point for the research presented in "Christian masculinity". Here we meet Catholic and Protestant men struggling with and for their Christian faith as priests, missionaries, and laymen, as well as ideas and reflections on Christian masculinity in media, fiction, and correspondence of various kinds
Descripció de l’ítem:Collected essays resulting from an interdisciplinary research project.
Descripció física:1 online resource (324 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9789461664280
Accés:Open Access