Will Rose-Moore

Authored Books:

• Boys Will Be Boys, and Other Myths: Unravelling Biblical Masculinities (SCM Press, 2022).

Edited Books:

• For Nothing is Hidden: Masculinities and Trauma in Church and Theology (SCM Press, forthcoming June 2026).

• Like Us in All Things? Trauma, Jesus, and Christology, with Karen O’Donnell and Jonathan Soyars (SCM Press, under review).

Journal Articles:

• ‘Theology and Masculinity: Developments 25 years on’, Feminist Theology, 34.1 (2025) 68-76. [For a pre-publication version, click here].

• ‘Masculinities and Theologies’, Modern Believing, 66.2 (2025), 103-113. [For a pre-publication version, click here].

• ‘Am I Kenough? (Barbie and) Ken’s Masculinity in Process’, Theology & Sexuality, 30.1 (2024), 1-14. [For a pre-publication version, click here].

• ‘A Godly Man and a Manly God: Resolving the Tension of Divine Masculinities in the Bible’, Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, 2.2 (2021), 71-94.

Chapters:

• ‘Confronting Hypermasculinity: Queering Representations of Jesus’ Gender’, in The Bible and Abuse in Church and Community: Perspectives on Coercive Control and Hypermasculinity from Researchers and Practitioners, ed. by Holly Morse and Kirsi Cobb (Bloomsbury, forthcoming Oct 2026).

• ‘A Balancing Act: Reflections on Being Bisexual in Church, Ministry, and Theology’, in Bisexual, Christian, European: Bisexual Christian Life Stories From around Europe, ed. by Carol A. Shepherd and José Calvo Tello (transcript Verlag, forthcoming Sept 2026).

• ‘Moving from Feminist Trauma Theologies to Masculinities’ with Karen O’Donnell and Katie Cross, in For Nothing is Hidden: Masculinities and Trauma in Church and Theology, ed. by Will Rose-Moore (SCM Press, forthcoming June 2026).

• ‘Introduction: Paying Attention to Masculinities and Trauma’, in For Nothing is Hidden: Masculinities and Trauma in Church and Theology, ed. by Will Rose-Moore (SCM Press, forthcoming June 2026).

• ‘Resisting Sin: Seeing Masculinities and Violence Through the Cross’ in Behold the Men: An Introduction to Critical Theologies of Masculinities, ed. by Robert Beckford and Rachel Starr (SCM Press, 2025), pp. 58-68.

• ‘Gorifying the Gospels: the treatment of crucifixion violence in film’, in Map or Compass? The Bible on Violence, ed. by Michael Spalione and Helen Paynter (Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2022), pp. 193-205.

• ‘Militance, Motherhood, and Masculinisation: how is gender constructed in Judges 4 and 5?’, in The Bible on Violence: a thick description, ed. by Helen Paynter and Michael Spalione (Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2020), pp. 90-105.

other work In Preparation or under review:

‘Beyond Binaries: Intersecting Bisexualities, Masculinities, and Whiteness When Doing Theology’ (under review).

‘Jesus the Man: Myths of Masculinity and Identifying Trauma’ (in preparation).

‘Lift Up Your Voices: Constructing a Trauma Theology of (Christian) Music’ (in preparation).

Book Reviews:

• Review of Pursuing Perfection: Faith and the Female Body, edited by Maja Whitaker, Practical Theology (2026).

• Review of When Did We See You Naked? Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse, edited by Jayme R. Reaves, David Tombs, and Rocio Figueroa Alvear, Journal for the Study of Bible and Violence (2024).

• Review of Trauma Talks in the Hebrew Bible: Speech Act Theory and Trauma Hermeneutics, by Alexiana Fry, Practical Theology (2024).

• Review of Play the Man! Biblical Imperatives to Masculinity, by David J. A. Clines, Crucible (2024).

• Review of Vile Bodies: The Body in Christian Teaching, Faith and Practice, by Adrian Thatcher, Practical Theology (2024).

• Review of Constructive Theology and Gender Variance: Transformative Creatures, by Susannah Cornwall, Religion and Gender, 13.2 aop (2023).

• Review of Rape Myths, the Bible, and #MeToo, by Johanna Stiebert, Journal for the Study of Bible and Violence, 1.1 (2022).

• Review of The Bible and Sexual Violence Against Men, by Chris Greenough, Feminist Theology, 30.1 (2021).

Other Contributions:

• ‘Can men do feminist theology?’ with Sarah Pritchard, Practical Theology Hub and Feminist Theology Network blog (forthcoming April 2026).
• ‘‘Jesus’ beyond the usual mould’, Church Times (28th March 2025).
• ‘“Let those among you…”: Sin, Violence, and Grace in John 8’, Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence blog (2024).
• ‘Let boys be authentic individuals’ [Letter to the editor], Church Times (24th March 2023).
• ‘Hostility, Healing, Hymnody: An Editorial Introduction’, Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence blog (2023).
• ‘New Book: ‘Boys Will Be Boys, And Other Myths: Unravelling Biblical Masculinities’ By Will Moore’, The Shiloh Project (2022)
• ‘Hopelessness in the Wilderness of War’, Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence blog (2022).
• ‘Being Bisexual in Church – A Balancing Act’, Via Media News (2022).
• ‘Gender-Based Violence, Masculinity, and the Church’, Westcott House (2021).
• ‘Be the Bigger Christian: A response to Living in Love and Faith’, Modern Church (2020).
• ‘The Met Gala’s Catholic theme wasn’t as offensive as you think’, Premier Christianity (2018).
• ‘3 ways Christians can live peacefully in a conflicted world’, Premier Christianity (2017).
• ‘Why the Church needs to reject the Nashville statement and embrace LGBT+ Christians’, Premier Christianity (2017).

** Please note: Since 2024, works are published under Will Rose-Moore. Earlier publications were written as Will Moore.**