Washington Examiner

Review of Diarmaid MacCulloch’s ‘Lower Than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity’

There’s a certain admirable honesty in those rebellious souls who turn away from religion entirely: the preacher’s daughter who gets a lip piercing and declares herself polyamorous, and libertarian ...
The New York Times

2,000 Years Later, Christians Are Still Worrying About Sex

In “Lower Than the Angels,” the historian Diarmaid MacCulloch traces two millenniums of libidinal frustration. An 18th-century painting depicts the resurrected ...
The Atlantic

A New Book Challenges the Church’s Reputation on Sex

Over many centuries, interpretations of the Bible have led kings and elected leaders alike to, among other things, set prohibitions on divorce, criminalize homosexuality, and ban contraception.
Post and Courier

Review: 'Lower than the Angels' scrutinizes the significance of sex and marriage in the Church

LOWER THAN THE ANGELS: A History of Sex and Christianity. By Diarmaid MacCulloch. Viking. 688 pages. $40. In matters of faith and its practice, voices of moderation are seldom well-received, let alone ...