The promise keepers : essays on masculinity and Christianity

As its membership continues to enlarge, the Promise Keepers and its policies invite reactions ranging from celebration to suspicion.

Many see the Christian men's organization as a powerful tool to encourage and equip Christian men to face a morally complex future.

Others view the group as sexist or even heretical. This is an analysis of the Promise Keepers and the many reactions to it.

Contributors to the collection of critical essays hail from the fields of political science, history, sociology, religion and theology, journalism and mass communication, speech, English, women's studies, American studies, and sports science.

The responses range from supportive to sceptical and cover topics that go beyond the Promise Keepers to issues of evangelical Christianity, gender roles, men's organizations, mass media, and social movements.