Crosscurrents: Embattled Masculinities in the Religious Traditions: Volume 61, Number 4, December 2011

CrossCurrents connects the wisdom of the heart with the life of the mind and the experiences of the body. The journal is operated through its parent organization, the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL), an interreligious network of academics, activists, artists, and community leaders seeking to engage the many ways religion meets the public. Contributions to the journal exist at the nexus of religion, education, the arts, and social justice. In the December 2011 issue of CrossCurrents:Editorial by Bjorn KrondorferRELIGION AND MASCULINITY IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVESGender and Virtue in Indian Buddhism by John PowersAnxious Hindu Masculinities in Colonial North India: Shuddhi and Sangathan Movements by Charu Gupta'That's Not How We Do Things Here': American Men's Ministries in an Australasian Context by Joseph GelferSt. Joachim as a Model of Catholic Manhood in Times of AIDS: A Case Study on Masculinity in an African Christian Context by Adriaan S. van KlinkenBeating the Masculinity Game: Evidence from African Traditional Religion by Charles EbereDiversity of Sexuality in Islam: Interview with Imam Muhsin Hendricks by Muhsin HendricksCRITICAL READINGS OF SACRED TEXTS AND THEOLOGIESApophatic Theology and Masculinities by Brian McGrath Davis'Act Like Men!' (1 Cor 16:13): Paul's Exhortation in Different Historical Contexts by Moises MayordomoProphecy and Masculinities: The Case of the Qur'anic Joseph by Amanullah De SondyGay Asian Masculinities and Christian Theologies by Patrick S. ChengVicissitudes of the Margins: An HIV/AIDS Theological Journey by Angel F. Mendez MontoyaEngaging Abrahamic Masculinity: Race, Religion, and the Measure of Manhood by Ronald NealFirst Rung a poem by Jacob J. StaubAppeal to Pope Benedict XVI: LGBT Christians Ask for Defense of Human Rights European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups a letter from the editors