Evangelicalism and Masculinity : Faith and Gender in el Salvador.
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- 9780739168691
- 277.284/0830811
- BV3777.S2S26 2012
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Religion and Gender -- 3 The Evangelical Worldview Story -- 4 Evangelical Masculinity -- 5 Catholic and Evangelical Worlds -- 6 Evangelical Narrative -- Bibliography -- Index.
Evangelicalism makes use of gendered stories that appeal to cosmic justifications for Christian manhood and womanhood. In a poverty-stricken, violent, unstable environment, many Salvadoran men reject their own masculinity in favor of this new, spiritually transformed ideal.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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