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Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century Paperback – November 1, 2005

by John Boswell (Author)

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"Truly groundbreaking work. Boswell reveals unexplored phenomena with an unfailing erudition."—Michel Foucault

John Boswell's National Book Award-winning study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early Christian West was a groundbreaking work that challenged preconceptions about the Church's past relationship to its gay members—among them priests, bishops, and even saints—when it was first published twenty-five years ago. The historical breadth of Boswell's research (from the Greeks to Aquinas) and the variety of sources consulted make this one of the most extensive treatments of any single aspect of Western social history. Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality, still fiercely relevant today, helped form the disciplines of gay and gender studies, and it continues to illuminate the origins and operations of intolerance as a social force.

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"What makes this work so exciting is not simply its content—fascinating though that is—but its revolutionary challenge to some of Western culture's most familiar moral assumptions."

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John Boswell (1947-94) was the A. Whitney Griswold Professor of History at Yale University and the author of The Royal Treasure, The Kindness of Strangers, and Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe.

Paperback: 442 pages
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; New Ed edition (January 1, 1981)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0226067114
ISBN-13: 978-0226067117
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.5 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 56 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #114 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Gender & Sexuality
- #173 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Sociology
- #193 in Books > Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Books > LGBT Studies

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Florida Clay

One of the best

July 1, 2018

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Still one of the best books on the subject.

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John W. Turner

ENLIGHTENING

June 14, 2013

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I've never read a book like this, but when you finish you have a different perpesctive on homosexuality. Well written and sometimes hard to digest due to the subject-matter, but documented to the nines. Some of the footnotes are more interesting than the book itself except for the latin phrases. Highly recommend everyone to read this fine book.

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howardh

Not much new insite if you have any understanding of the subject

January 11, 2015

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Thick with references, I had a difficult time getting through this. Most of the information had been presented at my church over the years and was something I had found out on my own. Be prepared, it is wordier that I expected.

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Dan Novoa

Excellent Reading to Combat Spritual Abuse

December 23, 2013

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This is a great resource to assist ourselves or our clients (if you are in the helping profession--as licensed by a State board) to understand how religion has influenced our lives and those we treat. The book material can be an aid to Self-Acceptance of yourself or a loved one who is struggling with religious rhetoric.

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Jon O'Halloran

Very important gay historical study

September 9, 2018

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Perhaps most important gay scholarship last 40 years. Comdition better than stated. Quick delivery.

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Gerald Forbes

John Boswell was not only a brilliant scholar, but he writes well in a style ...

September 10, 2016

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John Boswell was not only a brilliant scholar, but he writes well in a style that is easily
absorbed by a reader. This book will be one of my favorites.

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Jason Baker

A MUST READ!

January 28, 2014

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Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality is a must read. Period! John Boswell is humble and gracious in his writing, while never compromising in his analysis. Rarely do you find a transcendent masterpiece to be do accessible. Boswell's scholarship is thorough, honest, and he never takes it too far. He may have a point, but that point never becomes more important than the truth of the research. Look in the back of books advocating for a less hostile to inclusive approach to LGBT people and you will find Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality as the foundation for their argument. Skip all the others and go directly to the source. Much of the hostility toward John Boswell has less to do with him or his research, and more to do with an unwillingness of most Christians to admit they have based their view on the less versed opinions of others.

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Matthew Mullins

Great historical context

September 12, 2018

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The research done to prepare this book was impressive!

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