The Catholic Church and Child Sexual Abuse in Twentieth-Century Ireland

By Averill Earls July 14, 2016 Religion and Sexuality 0 comments

It was their word against the word of the adults, the doers of God’s work on Earth.

Reverend Anna Garlin Spencer and the Rise of “Family Life” in Early Sex Education

By Kristy Slominski July 12, 2016 Religion and Sexuality 0 comments

Liberal Protestants influenced major shifts—and later divisions—among sex educators.

The New Polish Government and ‘Gender Ideology’

By Lukasz Szulc April 28, 2016 Modern Europe, Religion and Sexuality 1 comment

The crusade against ‘gender ideology’ started with a letter by the Bishops’ Conference of Poland.

The Church of England, Sexual Morality & Institutional Decision-making

By Laura Ramsay March 31, 2016 Religion and Sexuality, United Kingdom 6 comments

Homosexual law reform was supported by influential sections of the Church of England.

Catholicism, Contraception, and The History of Sexuality

By David Geiringer February 23, 2016 Medicine and Sexuality, Religion and Sexuality 0 comments

The Commission had the potential to challenge the very nature of Catholic epistemology.

Gay Rights and Religion: A Notches Special Issue

By Gillian Frank February 16, 2016 LGBTQ, Notches Special Issue, Religion and Sexuality 0 comments

Historians should not assume that religious institutions have always been hostile to gay rights.

Truly Ugandan: Martyrs, Pope Francis, and the Question of Sexuality

By notcheseditor January 5, 2016 African Sexualities, Religion and Sexuality 1 comment

Francis obscured both the colonial Christian and queer sexual contexts of the executions.