Will Rose-Moore

Publications

Authored Books:

Edited Books:

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

Journal Articles:

  • ‘Thy Kendom Come: Masculinities and Patriarchy in Barbie’, Feminist Theology (forthcoming, January 2027).

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 2026/7).
  • ‘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 articles and chapters In Preparation / 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).

‘(Dis)embodying Theologies: Postures for body theologies in dialogue’ with Sarah Pritchard (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 The Bible and Sexual Violence Against Men, by Chris Greenough, Feminist Theology, 30.1 (2021).

select Other Contributions:

  • Interview on For Nothing is Hidden for The Shiloh Project (May 2026).
  • ‘Can men do feminist theology?’ with Sarah Pritchard, Practical Theology Hub blog in collaboration with the Feminist Theology Network (April 2026).
  • Interview on Boys Will Be Boys, and Other Myths for The Shiloh Project (2022)

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