Numen, Old Men examines spiritualities that aim to honour and transcend both the masculine and feminine, and offers gay spirituality as an example of masculine spirituality that resists patriarchy.

Joseph Gelfer is Adjunct Research Associate at the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University, Australia.

1. Introduction 2. The Mythopoetic Movement: Getting it Wrong from the Start 3. The Evangelical Men's Movement: Networking, Violence and Sport 4. The Catholic Men's Movement: Sacraments and Adoration 5. Integral or Muscular Spirituality? 6. Gay Spirituality: A Way Out for Men 7. Sexual Difference, Spirituality and Space 8. Conclusion