The Sinews of the Spirit: The Ideal of Christian Manliness in Victorian Literature and Religious Thought

by Norman Vance

Book Overview

This book provides a fresh perspective on nineteenth-century life by examining the nature and context of 'Christian manliness' or 'muscular Christianity', an ideal of conduct that was widely popular... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521128609
• ISBN13: 9780521128605
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"