Boys Will Be Boys, and Other Myths: Unravelling Biblical Masculinities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780334063001)

Throughout history, we have exalted and theologised about men like Adam or David to the point where we have become oblivious to the fact that they are far from perfect role models for Christian manhood. Failing to read scripture properly, we have used it to shape a distorted understanding of masculinity. Stretching from issues of violence, emotional and sexual abuse, the desire for power, homophobia, and the suppression of emotions, Will Moore draws from scholarship, personal stories, and popular culture to offer an honest and accessible insight into the toxic myths which frame how w e read scripture. Only when we expose these myths, he argues, can we start to see the authentic men staring straight back at us from the pages of our bibles, and be able to reshape the way in which we produce Christian men today, tackling the violence that is being done by men to themselves and others.

Author: Will Moore
ISBN-10: 0334063000
ISBN-13: 9780334063001
Publisher: SCM Press
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2022
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d