Part One—Deviating from the Norms
A Married Man Is a Woman: Negotiating Masculinity in Early Modern Northwestern Spain.....Allyson M. Poska
The Reform of Masculinities in Sixteenth-Century Switzerland: A Case Study.....Helmut Puff
“The First Form and Grace”: Ignatius of Loyola and the Reformation of Masculinity.....Ulrike Strasser
Masculinity and Patriarchy in Reformation Germany.....Scott H. Hendrix
Part Two—Civic and Religious Duties
Father, Son, and Pious Christian: Concepts of Masculinity in Reformation Geneva.....Karen E. Spierling
Masculinity and the Reformed Tradition in France.....Raymond A. Mentzer
Rumor, Fear, and Male Civic Duty during a Confessional Crisis..... B. Ann Tlusty
Part Three—The Man Martin Luther
The Masculinity of Martin Luther: Theory, Practicality, and Humor.....Susan C. Karant-Nunn
“Lustful Luther”: Male Libido in the Writings of the Reformer.....Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
Scott H. Hendrix is James Hastings Nichols Professor Emeritus of Reformation History and Doctrine at Princeton Theological Seminary. He chairs the planning committee of the International Congress for Luther Research and serves on editorial committees of several periodicals and monograph series. Recent books include Preaching the Reformation: The Homiletical Handbook of Urbanus Rhegius (2003) and Recultivating the Vineyard: The Reformation Agendas of Christianization (2004).
Susan C. Karant-Nunn is professor of history and director of the Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies at the University of Arizona. She is coeditor of the Archive for Reformation History and author of The Reformation of Ritual: An Interpretation of Early Modern Germany (1997). She also coedited Luther on Women: A Sourcebook (2003). Her book, The Reformation of Feeling: Shaping Religious Emotions in Early Modern Germany, is forthcoming.
“This is a rewarding collection of essays, which goes a substantial
distance in helping to rebalance historical perspectives on gender
roles and relations... One of the features which emerges most
clearly from this collection is the extent to which masculinity was
in a process of “negotiation”—at least three articles use this term
specifically. There also emerges a very real sense of the multiple,
and sometimes conflicting natures of masculinity (we might even say
masculinities). Much work remains to be done in this field, but
this volume has taken considerable steps in establishing an agenda
for future research.”—European History Quarterly
“One of the great strengths of Masculinity in the Reformation Era
is that it contains a number of essays that move beyond the elite
world of learned men to examine the lives of ordinary people.”—The
Journal of Ecclesiastical History
“The study of history from a feminist point of view has led to more
interest in what it meant to be a man.... The findings indicate
that there might have been a standard for masculine behavior but
few men fit it. Also, some work suggests that men felt less in
control with the rise of a more controlling state. This led to a
diminution of women’s roles as men needed someone to be superior
to. An interesting collection.”—Book News
“What is seen as manly by a culture is a good window of that
culture in general. Masculinity in the Reformation Era is a look
back at the era as Western Christianity was split in two between
the Protestants and Catholics. This split’s impact on the family
and gender roles at the time is explained through some well written
and intriguing essays that dissect the mind set of the male at that
time, the status of chivalry, among other topics. Masculinity in
the Reformation Era is highly recommended to any library focusing
on gender issues or history in general.”—Midwest Book Review
“The essays in this new book edited by Reformation historians Scott
H. Hendrix and Susan C. Karant-Nunn offer important and nuanced
reconstructions of masculinity and manhood in Reformation Europe.…
Essential reading for anyone studying gender, sexuality, marriage,
and family relationships in early modern Europe.”—Renaissance
Quarterly
“This collection of essays is best understood as a helpful first
step in widening the range of inquiry about gender for Reformation
history, especially for English-language scholarship.”—Sixteenth
Century Journal
“Such diverse investigations preclude comprehensive conclusions
beyond acknowledging that masculinity in historical context is much
more than patriarchy and power, a complex topic with multiple
angles.”—Church History
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