{"product_id":"9789042939165-men-spirituality-and-gender-specific-biblical-hermeneutics","title":"Men, Spirituality, and Gender-specific Biblical Hermeneutics","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e      With the rise of feminism, issues of gender have become more important       in many walks of life, but the specific problems and challenges faced by       men have not attracted much scholarly interest in theology. This book       looks at the challenges for men as described in popular and academic       publications. Masculinity is understood as the open, performative, and       transformative self-project of the individual person. As many       contemporary men suffer from pathologies – loneliness, emotional       repression, addiction, depression, alienation from self and others –       that are often rooted in misguided masculinity codes that emphasize       self-sufficiency, aggressiveness, and competition, they need to free       themselves from such self-expectations and turn towards a spirituality       of healing and flourishing. \u003cbr\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      The reading of biblical texts can help them. Critical reading and group       discussion of biblical stories allow men to examine and address       fundamental questions about their own identity. To help men benefit from       scriptural narratives, the author proposes a new method of biblical       interpretation: Readers of biblical texts should pay careful attention       to ideology, to the interests that have shaped the text, and to how the       text can influence the reader today. Secondly, readers should scrutinize       the text for its vision of the future and for messages of hope. Finally,       readers should look in the text for instances of, and invitations to,       personal change and transformation. \u003cbr\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      The author critically reviews a small selection of men-specific readings       of biblical texts by biblical scholars and demonstrates how biblical       exegesis can yield new insights by taking on board the key elements of a       gender-specific biblical hermeneutics for men. \u003cbr\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      This book adds to the tools of modern Biblical exegesis the lens of       gender-specific reading strategies for working-age men. Situated in the       borderlands of biblical and practical theology, it provides fresh       impetus both to exegesis and to the pastoral care of men.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55171686269302,"sku":"9789042939165","price":79.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32010604.jpg?v=1737426698","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789042939165-men-spirituality-and-gender-specific-biblical-hermeneutics","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}