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OverviewAre 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donald CappsPublisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group - Trinity Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9781563383830ISBN 10: 1563383837 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 01 August 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsDaringly innovative, yet reaching into the deepest traditions of psychoanalysis, Donald Capps finds a man's religion rooted in far more nuanced and primitive aspects of the boy's encounter with mother and father figures--far beyond Oedipus--than psychoanalytic theorists have generally been comfortable with recognizing. His intricate theorizing is sure to be much debated, and productively so. He identifies three inevitable characteristics of men's religion, which are sure to be much cited and much adopted by students of religion. To the familiar 'good boy'--the Honor of the subtitle--and searcher or quester--Hope--Capps adds Humor, the gently ironic jokester who relativizes with a spoof any undue ponderousness of the first two. --James E. Dittes, Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Theology and Psychology, Yale University--James E. Dittes Author InformationDonald 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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