Dube, Siphiwe Ignatius2015-10-012015-10-012015-07-01Dube, S., 2015, 'Muscular Christianity in contemporary South Africa: The case of the Mighty Men Conference', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(3), Art. #2945, 9 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v71i3.2945.0259-9422 (print)2078-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v71i3.2945http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50127Drawing on key aspects of Muscular Christianity identified through this movement’s literature, this article ventures that the major contemporary Evangelical Christian men’s movement in South Africa, the Mighty Men Conference (MMC), draws on and harkens back to the concerns of the Victorian era of Muscular Christianity. Moreover, the article argues that this reversion should be of concern in the context of a post-apartheid and postcolonial South Africa where both women’s rights and human rights (especially encompassing racial equality) now form the core of the country’s identity. In other words, the MMC’s call to men to reclaim their top position is problematic even while it comes from a place of concern regarding the changing role of men in a transitional South African landscape.en© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Mighty Men Conference (MMC)Muscular ChristianitySouth Africa (SA)Post-apartheidPostcolonial South AfricaWomen’s rightsHuman rightsTheology articles SDG-05SDG-05: Gender equalityTheology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsArticle