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Identifying the Catholic Men’s Movement
Journal of Men’s Studies 16,1 (2008): 41-56
When we think of the Christian men's movement we tend to think of Promise Keepers, but the Christian men's movement comprises various streams following different ideologies, theologies, and denominations. In this paper, the Catholic men's movement is highlighted. In particular, the paper shows how Catholic writers have been involved in the general Christian men's movement (suggesting interaction between the different streams), how Promise Keepers provided an organizational model for the Catholic men's movement, and how Catholic masculine performances repeat and differ from those of the wider Christian men's movement.
Towards a Sacramental Understanding of Dextromethorphan
Journal of Alternative Spiritualities and New Age Studies 3 (2007): 80-96
Dextromethorphan (DXM) is an ingredient of some cough suppressants which, when consumed in large amounts, can have dissociative and psychedelic effects. Some people within the DXM-user community use DXM to facilitate what they perceive to be spiritual experiences. This paper argues that DXM can therefore be understood within the DXM-user community as a sacrament, and its use located within the neo-shamanic tradition.
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