Lo masculino y cuestiones evangélicas

Abstract

This essay deals with healing and reshaping masculinity in terms of the Christian experience. Taking into account the crisis of modern civilization, there are, on one side, activities and categories of gender, and in other side, many explicit or hidden androcentric patterns, on another side. My inquiry deals with personal and social behavior, challenged in a special way by how Jesus interacted with men and women. Issues about sexuality and about gender are underlined. The androcentric machismo and androcentric patterns is compared to ways where men are both fragile and responsible, and this pays attention to biblical narratives. When wisdom arises from the heart, men and women disagree with structural violence (a sin that destroys relationships), faith is understood according to the Gospel (that only has one commandment: love), and primacy is rendered to solidarity in the midst of suffering and struggles for freedom and peace. As men, we are not omnipotent nor may not consider others as servants. This implies no cultural-economic absolutes, and being open to the mystery of being alive and of changing history.