Muscular Christianity with Dr. Clifford Putney
Dissatisfied with a Victorian culture focused on domesticity and threatened by physical decline in sedentary office jobs, American men in the late nineteenth century sought masculine company in fra...
The Anthony Bradley Show · Anthony B. Bradley
May 11, 202159m 32s
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Show Notes
Dissatisfied with a Victorian culture focused on domesticity and threatened by physical decline in sedentary office jobs, American men in the late nineteenth century sought masculine company in fraternal lodges and engaged in exercise to invigorate their bodies. One form of this new manly culture, developed out of the Protestant churches, was known as muscular Christianity. In this fascinating study, Clifford Putney discusses how Protestant leaders promoted competitive sports and physical education to create an ideal of Christian manliness.