Unmanly Men
Book • 2015
Brittany Wilson's 'Unmanly Men' examines constructions of masculinity in early Christian literature, arguing that gospel writers and early Christian authors deliberately deployed 'unmanly' characteristics to critique dominant Greco-Roman gender ideals.
The book explores how vulnerability, suffering, and other traits coded as feminine were used to reshape ideals of Christian manhood.
Wilson situates these portrayals within broader cultural and literary contexts to show how early Christians reinterpreted masculinity for theological ends.
Her analysis draws on textual and historical evidence to demonstrate the theological and social implications of these gendered representations.
The work is aimed at scholars and students of gender, early Christianity, and classical studies.
The book explores how vulnerability, suffering, and other traits coded as feminine were used to reshape ideals of Christian manhood.
Wilson situates these portrayals within broader cultural and literary contexts to show how early Christians reinterpreted masculinity for theological ends.
Her analysis draws on textual and historical evidence to demonstrate the theological and social implications of these gendered representations.
The work is aimed at scholars and students of gender, early Christianity, and classical studies.
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