{"product_id":"lower-than-the-angels-a-history-of-sex-and-christianity-9781984878670","title":"Lower Than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An epic tale, and MacCulloch is an undaunted guide.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA groundbreaking history of sexual emotion, sexual activity, gender relations, marriage and the family--and how Christianity has interacted with this panorama of human concerns \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew matters produce more public interest and public anxiety than sex and religion. Much of the political contention and division in societies across the world centres 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003eLower than the Angels \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diarmaid MacCulloch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 6.49w x 2.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984878670","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43857364975753,"sku":"9781984878670","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_be4ab991-08f0-47de-ad47-01acc855fa5d.jpg?v=1744090214","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/lower-than-the-angels-a-history-of-sex-and-christianity-9781984878670","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}