Joseph Gelfer
| Joseph Gelfer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 Southampton, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | BA Hons, University of Bristol, PhD, Victoria University, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Researcher in religion and masculinities, Academic editor and coach |
| Notable work | Numen, Old Men: Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy, 2012: Decoding the Countercultural Apocalypse |
| Website | http://www.gelfer.net/ |
Joseph Gelfer (born 1974 in Southampton, England) is a British author and academic.He is noted for his academic analysis of spiritual and religious topics and masculinity. His book 2012: Decoding the Countercultural Apocalypse which brought together scholarly analyses of the end of the world phenomenon from anthropology, Mayan studies, religious studies and cultural studies attracted considerable media attention. He continues to examine spiritual and gender issues using rigorous academic methods and cross disciplinary studies.
Gelfer is the founding and current editor of Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality, creator of the Future Masculinity online course and Director of Masculinity Research
Gelfer has a BA Hons from University of Bristol and a doctorate in religious studies from Victoria University of Wellington. His thesis was titled Numen, old men : contemporary masculine spiritualities and the problem of patriarchy.
Joseph Gelfer is a lecturer and tutor at Université Catholique de l'Ouest. He has had concurrent careers in research in religion and masculinities and in academic editing and coaching. He has held positions as Adjunct Research Associate at the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University, Honorary Research Associate at University of Divinity, Melbourne, as Editorial Specialist at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and an Assistant Editor at the University of London.
The book derived from his doctoral thesis, Numen, Old Men: Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy (Equinox Publishers, 2009) proposed 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. He has published extensively on how masculinity functions in contemporary society and, more specifically, in contemporary religion. He proposes that by questioning the social construction of masculinity in the everyday it is possible to create a more equitable and sustainable society.
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