Are men more or less religious than women, and in what way? In Men
and Their Religion, Donald Capps brings to life men's engagement
with religion and provides insights into the rapid rise of men's
religious organizations such as Promise Keepers. Capps says that
men are just as religious as women, but in a different way. The
religiousness of men is rooted in a deep sense of melancholy, a
sense originating when they are small boys separating emotionally
from their mothers. Fathers also play a part in the religious
development of men. The Judaeo-Christian tradition, Capps argues,
requires the sacrifice of father-son love because the Father God is
a jealous God, allowing no rivals. So for boys, the hoped-for
attachment to their fathers never happens. As a result of this
loss, the religion of men takes three forms: the religion of honor,
the religion of hope, and the religion of humor. Capps uses two
case studies to show the ways in which men with religious
melancholia may develop a compensating religion of honor on one
hand and a religion of hope on the other. Finally, religious
melancholy can be countered through humor, and Capps concludes that
if men had their way there would be more humor in religion and
humor would be recognized as religious. Donald Capps is Professor
of Pastoral Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary. His books
include Jesus: A Psychological Biography, Freud and Freudians on
Religion, Men, Religion, and Melancholia, and Social Phobia:
Alleviating Anxiety in an Age of Self-promotion. He lives in
Princeton, New Jersey.
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