Muscular Christianity in contemporary South Africa: The case of the Mighty Men Conference
Drawing on key aspects of Muscular Christianity identified through this movement’s literature, this article ventures that the major contemporary Evangelical Christian men’s movement in South Africa, the Mighty Men Conference (MMC), draws on and harkens back to the concerns of the Victorian era of M...
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doaj-edd21f2d25534227a1180de86ce92e9e2020-11-24T22:24:08ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 0259-94222072-80502015-07-01713e1e910.4102/hts.v71i3.29452520Muscular Christianity in contemporary South Africa: The case of the Mighty Men ConferenceSiphiwe Dube0Department of Practical Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of PretoriaDrawing on key aspects of Muscular Christianity identified through this movement’s literature, this article ventures that the major contemporary Evangelical Christian men’s movement in South Africa, the Mighty Men Conference (MMC), draws on and harkens back to the concerns of the Victorian era of Muscular Christianity. Moreover, the article argues that this reversion should be of concern in the context of a post-apartheid and postcolonial South Africa where both women’s rights and human rights (especially encompassing racial equality) now form the core of the country’s identity. In other words, the MMC’s call to men to reclaim their top position is problematic even while it comes from a place of concern regarding the changing role of men in a transitional South African landscape.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2945Muscular ChristianityMighty Men ConferenceWhite MasculinitiesRace and EmpireGendered Transformation |
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Muscular Christianity in contemporary South Africa: The case of the Mighty Men Conference |
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Drawing on key aspects of Muscular Christianity identified through this movement’s literature, this article ventures that the major contemporary Evangelical Christian men’s movement in South Africa, the Mighty Men Conference (MMC), draws on and harkens back to the concerns of the Victorian era of Muscular Christianity. Moreover, the article argues that this reversion should be of concern in the context of a post-apartheid and postcolonial South Africa where both women’s rights and human rights (especially encompassing racial equality) now form the core of the country’s identity. In other words, the MMC’s call to men to reclaim their top position is problematic even while it comes from a place of concern regarding the changing role of men in a transitional South African landscape. |
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