Gender and Christianity in Modern Europe : Beyond the Feminization Thesis

• Tác giả: Patrick Pasture
• ISBN-13: 978-9461661043
• Thông tin xuất bản: Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2012]
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (240 pages).
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 462132
• Chủ đề: 1. Masculinity--Religious aspects; 2. Masculinity--Religious aspects--Europe; 3. Sex role--Religious aspects; 5. Theological anthropology--Christianity; 6. Women--Religious aspects; 7. Women--Religious aspects--Europe; 8. Anthropologie theologique--Christianisme; 9. Femmes--Aspect religieux; 10. Femmes--Aspect religieux--Europe; 11. Masculinite--Aspect religieux--Europe; 12. Rôle selon le sexe--Aspect religieux; 14. Church history; 16. Masculinity--Religious aspects; 17. RELIGION--Christian Church; 18. RELIGION--Christian Theology; 23. Women--Religious aspects

Tóm tắt

Since the 1970s the feminization thesis has become a powerful trope in the rewriting of the social history of Christendom. However, this 'thesis'' has triggered some vehement debates, given that men have continued to dominate the churches, and the churches themselves have reacted to the association of religion and femininity, often formulated by their critics, by explicitly focusing their appeal to men. In this book the authors critically reflect upon the use of concepts like feminization and masculinization in relation to Christianity. By presenting case studies that adopt different gendered.