{"product_id":"numen-old-men-contemporary-masculine-spiritualities-and-the-problem-of-patriarchy-9781845534196","title":"Numen, Old Men: Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the early 1990s there have been various movements designed to encourage 'masculine spirituality'. All these movements share a concern that spirituality has become too feminine and that men's experiences of the spiritual are being marginalized. The task of masculine spirituality is to promote 'authentic' masculine characteristics within a spiritual context. \u003cem\u003eNumen, Old Men\u003c\/em\u003e examines these characteristics to argue that masculine spirituality is thinly veiled patriarchy. The mythopoetic, evangelical, and Catholic men's movements are shown to promote a hetero-patriarchal spirituality by appealing to either combative and oppressive neo-Jungian archetypes or biblical models of man as the leader of the family. \u003cem\u003eNumen, Old Men\u003c\/em\u003e examines spiritualities that aim to honour and transcend both the masculine and feminine, and offers gay spirituality as an example of masculine spirituality that resists patriarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Will be useful to students and researchers interested in the relation between masculinity and Christianity in the US. Recommended.’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e– Choice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Should appeal to a wide ranging number of disciplines and practitioners … a stimulating text.’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Reviews in Religion and Theology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘This book is an insightful and useful work particularly suited to our emerging post-dualist times. [It] is eminently readable, well-structured and will provide food for thought to theologians, social scientists, therapists and counselors alike.’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e– BASR Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A very readable book which presents a lot of sharp insights, creative thinking, different perspectives and deserves a RECOMMENDED!’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e– Religion and Gender\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction 2. The Mythopoetic Movement: Getting it Wrong from the Start 3. The Evangelical Men’s Movement: Networking, Violence and Sport 4. The Catholic Men’s Movement: Sacraments and Adoration 5. Integral or Muscular Spirituality? 6. Gay Spirituality: A Way Out for Men 7. Sexual Difference, Spirituality and Space 8. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771564818775,"sku":"9781845534196","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845534196.jpg?v=1758728298","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/numen-old-men-contemporary-masculine-spiritualities-and-the-problem-of-patriarchy-9781845534196","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}