Description
Throughout history, we have exalted and theologised about men like Moses or Paul for so long that 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, throughout history, used it to shape a distorted, toxic understanding of masculinity. Stretching from issues of violence, emotional and sexual abuse, and the desire for power, to mental health stigmatisation, homophobia, and the suppression of emotions, Will Moore draws from scholarship, personal stories, and popular culture to offer an honest and accessible insight into what we are talking about when we talk about biblical masculinity. But, he suggests, once we disentangle these toxic narratives of masculinity is - both in the bible and contemporaneously - we can find a healthier, more positive understanding of what kind of a thing masculinity is.