Joseph Gelfer
Encyclopedia
Joseph Gelfer is a British
author and academic now living in Australia
. He is currently an Adjunct Research Associate at the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University
. His main area of research is religion
and masculinities
. Gelfer has a doctorate
in religious studies from Victoria University of Wellington
.
Gelfer’s recent research has shown that masculine spirituality tends to perpetuate a patriarchal spirituality, and that gay spirituality and queer theory can be a useful way to think about masculinities for all men, gay or straight. This is presented in his book Numen, Old Men: Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy (Equinox Publishers, 2009).
Gelfer is the founding and current editor of Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
author and academic now living in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He is currently an Adjunct Research Associate at the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
. His main area of research is religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
and masculinities
Masculinity
Masculinity is possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a man. The term can be used to describe any human, animal or object that has the quality of being masculine...
. Gelfer has a doctorate
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in religious studies from Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...
.
Gelfer’s recent research has shown that masculine spirituality tends to perpetuate a patriarchal spirituality, and that gay spirituality and queer theory can be a useful way to think about masculinities for all men, gay or straight. This is presented in his book Numen, Old Men: Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy (Equinox Publishers, 2009).
Gelfer is the founding and current editor of Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality
Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality
Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality is a free, online, scholarly, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, open access journal. JMMS is published twice a year with provision for other special editions. JMMS was founded by Joseph Gelfer who remains the executive editor.JMMS seeks to be as...
.
Books
- Numen, Old Men: Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy (Equinox Publishers, 2009)
- 2012: Decoding the Countercultural Apocalypse (Equinox Publishers, 2010)
- The Best of Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality (Gorgias Press, 2010)
- The Masculinity Conspiracy (Online, 2010 -)