Lower than the angels : a history of sex and Christianity /
A groundbreaking history of sexual emotion, sexual activity, gender relations, marriage and the family and how Christianity has interacted with this panorama of human concerns. Few matters produce more public interest and public anxiety than sex and religion. Much of the political contention and div...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking,
[2025].
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| Edition: | First United States edition. |
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| Summary: | A groundbreaking history of sexual emotion, sexual activity, gender relations, marriage and the family and how Christianity has interacted with this panorama of human concerns. Few matters produce more public interest and public anxiety than sex and religion. Much of the political contention and division in societies across the world centers on sexual topics, and one-third of the global population is Christian in background or outlook. The issue goes to the heart of present-day religion. This book seeks to calm fears and encourage understanding through telling a three-thousand-year-long tale of Christians encountering sex, gender and the family. The message of Lower than the Angels is simple, necessary and timely, to pay attention to the complexity and contradictions in the history of Christianity. The reader can decide from the story told here whether there is a single Christian theology of sex, or many contending voices in a symphony that is not at all complete. Oxford's Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church introduces an epic of ordinary and extraordinary Christians trying to make sense of themselves and of humanity's deepest desires, fears and hopes. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in hardcover in Great Britain by Allen Lane, part of the Penguin Random House group of companies, Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2024." |
| Physical Description: | xxiv, 660 pages, [16] pages of color plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781984878670 1984878670 |