Religious masculinity

Male piety and the culture wars in Third Republic France

AvTimothy Verhoeven

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien Studies in Modern French and Francophone History

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Religious masculinity is a ground-breaking study that demonstrates how male piety became a crucial battleground in the culture wars of the French Third Republic. The book explores the attempts of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant reformers to revive the faith of men, who had long been regarded as the sceptical sex. It brings to light a religious ideal of masculinity that acted as a rival to secular alternatives. Moreover, it demonstrates that the culture wars pitting republicans against Catholics revolved around competing visions of masculinity. In the face of republican attacks on their Church as effeminate, Catholics aimed to project an image of virility and strength. Drawing on a rich set of judicial archives, the book also uncovers the impact of clerical sexual abuse scandals in fuelling this contest.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-03
Mått:138 x 216 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Modern French and Francophone History
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9781526188533

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Timothy Verhoeven is Associate Professor in the history program at Monash University, Australia

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‘Timothy Verhoeven carves out an original space in the literature on gender and religion in modern France. In place of the familiar schema of female religiosity confronting male disbelief, Verhoeven offers us a rich, complex account of male religious devotion. Religious masculinity deftly examines Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish communities with a keen eye not only to their differences, but also to their similarities. Readers will finish this book with a new appreciation for the creativity and vitality of piety in modern France.’—Carol E. Harrison, Professor of History, University of South Carolina

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1 The sceptical sex? The problem of male piety in the Third Republic2 ‘Be interesting!’: Evangelizing men in the era of the ralliement3 Virile hearts: Faith, heroism and masculinity at home and abroad4 ‘A serious case, of a sort that is unfortunately all too common’: Clerical sexual abuse and the culture wars5 ‘We must have men’: The challenge of disestablishment6 ‘We will get them’: Religion and masculinity in the trenches7 ‘A formidable instrument of propaganda’: Memory and technology in the interwar yearsConclusion