The Promise Keepers: Servants, Soldiers, and Godly MenRutgers University Press, 2004 - 184 pages "Remember the Promise Keepers?" queries a recent media story on the evangelical men's movement that captured America's imagination and generated intense controversy during much of the 1990s. This group of Christian men, who promoted adherence to a strict code of conduct that masculinized conservative religious and social values, now evokes little more than a hazy memory of football stadiums teeming with men whose tear-stained faces and clasped arms signaled spiritual transformation. What happened? What factors contributed to their demise? What broader insights can be gleaned from the rapid rise and fall of the movement? John P. Bartkowski has written the first account scrutinizing the turbulent forces that contributed to the group's wild popularity, declining fortunes, and current efforts to reinvent itself. He provides a broad and balanced portrait of the movement while evaluating its impact on the landscape of American religion. Bartkowski argues that there are many insights to be gained about the changing contours of American religion, culture, and social life through a study of the Promise Keepers. By carefully examining their character and contagious appeal, Bartkowski provides new insights about evangelicalism, gender, family, therapeutic culture, sport, and multiculturalism. |
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Servants, Soldiers, and Godly Men John P. Bartkowski. THE PROMISE KEEPERS SERVANTS , SOLDIERS , AND GODLY MEN JOHN P. BARTKOWSKI The Promise Keepers The Promise Keepers Servants , Soldiers ,. Front Cover.
... Promise Keepers Servants , Soldiers , and Godly Men JOHN P. BARTKOWSKI RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS New Brunswick , New Jersey , and London This One A41T - TH1 - C8E7 Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Bartkowski.
... Bartkowski p . cm Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-8135-3335 - X ( alk . paper ) -ISBN 0-8135 ... Bartkowski's essay " Godly Masculinities Require Gender and Power , " Standing on the Promises : The Promise Keepers ...
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Servants, Soldiers, and Godly Men John P. Bartkowski. Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix 1 The Rise and Fall of the Christian Men's Movement 2 Situating the Promise Keepers : History , Culture , and Religious Identity 1 24 3 Godly Masculinities ...