Since the 1970s the feminization thesis has become a powerful
trope in the rewriting of the social history of Christendom.
However, this 'thesis' has triggered some vehement debates, given
that men have continued to dominate the churches, and the churches
themselves have reacted to the association of religion and
femininity, often formulated by their critics, by explicitly
focusing their appeal to men.
In this book the authors critically reflect upon the use of
concepts like feminization and masculinization in relation to
Christianity. By presenting case studies that adopt different
gendered approaches with regard to Christian, mainly Catholic
discourses and practices, the authors capture multiple
feminizations' and masculinizations' in Europe during the 19th and
20th centuries. In particular, it becomes clear that the idea that
Christianity took on characteristically feminine' values and
practices cannot withstand the conclusion that what is considered
manly' or feminine' depends on time, place, and context, and on the
reasons why gendered metaphors are used."
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