Throughout history, we have exalted and theologised about men like Adam
or David to the point where we have become oblivious to the fact that
they are far from perfect role models for Christian manhood. Failing to
read scripture properly, we have used it to shape a distorted
understanding of masculinity.
Stretching
from issues of violence, emotional and sexual abuse, the desire for
power, homophobia, and the suppression of emotions, Will Moore draws
from scholarship, personal stories, and popular culture to offer an
honest and accessible insight into the toxic myths which frame how w e
read scripture. Only when we expose these myths, he argues, can we start
to see the authentic men staring straight back at us from the pages of
our bibles, and be able to reshape the way in which we produce Christian
men today, tackling the violence that is being done by men to
themselves and others.
Will Moore is currently training for priesthood in the
Church of England at Westcott House in Cambridge, undertaking study and
research within the Cambridge Theological Federation. Prior to this, he
studied for degrees in theology and biblical studies at Cardiff
University.