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- Title: Editorial
- Author : Masculinities and Spirituality Journal of Men
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 46 KB
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From Tine What is a hero? Although there is no widely accepted definition, various attempts to describe this category and its implications have been formulated. Heroes have been presented as an exemplary personification of ideal characteristics that vary considerably according to class, denomination, historical period and gender, and as the object of both veneration and imitation. However, Christian heroes, and Christian heroism in general, have not yet received ample attention. This edition of JMMS includes three papers which focus attention on Christian heroic men and how they occupy the intersection of gender and religious ideas and ideals. Since religion contributes to the construction and transmission of masculine ideals, a focus on these idealized men and their (problematic) acceptance, use and imitation, contributes not only to a better understanding of the historicity, fragility and complexity of Christian "masculinity" but also to a better comprehension of the acceptance and diffusion of ideals and idealized models. Variations on the Christian heroic theme have blended in nationalism and historicity; therefore, these heroes should not be regarded solely as the incarnation of a religious message, but have to be placed within the broader perspective of idealization within various historical, national and denominational contexts. As such, attention to their diffusion and acceptance improves our understanding of their exemplarity, (ab)use and their unifying (community creating) qualities.