Men and Masculinities in Christianity and Judaism

by Bjorn Krondorfer (Editor/Contributor), Mary Daly (Contributor), Philip L. Culbertson (Contributor)

Bjorn Krondorfer, one of the leading scholars in this field, has collected 35 key texts that have shaped this field within the wider area of the study of gender, religion and culture. The texts in this critical reader engage actively and critically with the position of men in society and church, men's privileged relation to the sacred and to religious authority, the ideals of masculinity as engendered by religious discourse, and alternative trajectories of being in the world, whether spiritually, relationally or sexually. Each of the texts is introduced by the editor and accompanied by bibliographies that make this the ideal tool for study.

Genres: Religion, Gender

514 pages, Paperback

First published June 25, 2009

Reviews

[William Ramsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very comprehensive collection of essays and thoughts on Christian and Jewish Masculinities from antiquity until now. Also features concise and helpful introductions by Krondorfer. This volume should prove interesting to academic and believer alike.