Bibliograph

Christian masculinity, men and religion in Northern Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries, Yvonne Maria Werner (ed.)

Type

Label

Christian masculinity, men and religion in Northern Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries, Yvonne Maria Werner (ed.)

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Christian masculinity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

706651436

Responsibility statement

Yvonne Maria Werner (ed.)

Series statement

KADOC studies on religion, culture and society, 8

Sub title

men and religion in Northern Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries

Summary

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

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