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Christianity and Sexuality in a Secular Age
Series: - Religion and the Social Order, Volume: 30
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From the mid-twentieth century controversies within Christianity addressed matters of sexual diversity - same-sex marriage, sexual rights, and the place of sexual minorities within the churches. Several decades further on this volume reflects on principal developments, exposing from a sociological perspective that these issues are largely the product of rationality, individuality, community decline, state initiatives and other features of a profoundly secular age where Christianity has lost its cultural grip. This volume considers contestations through scrutinising changing theologies and expressions of liberal-conservative Christian divides by examining LGBT+ politics and churches and campaigning groups in their responses to profound social change.
Stephen Hunt is a sociologist specialising in the areas of Christianity and contemporary culture, religion and sexuality, and religion and politics. His many publications include A History of the Charismatic Movement, Handbook of Contemporary Christianity and The Life Course: A Sociological Introduction.
This volume will be of relevance to academic institutes, libraries, and post-graduate students specialising in the areas of the sociology of religion, LGBT+ studies, theology, religious studies, politics and religion.