Festival of Faith and Literature: Saturday 1 March (19:30 Diarmaid MacCulloch)

19:30 Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity | Diarmaid MacCulloch
Chaired by Nick Spencer

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 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.

This book seeks to calm fears and encourage understanding through telling a 3000-year-long tale of Christians encountering sex, gender and the family, with noises off from their sacred texts.

Diarmaid MacCulloch will be speaking about his book with Dr Nick Spencer, Senior Fellow at the think tank, Theos. The event will be recorded for the podcast Reading Our Times.