"Adam and Eve Expelled From Eden," engraving by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (March 26, 1794 - May 24, 1872) (Getty Images) MacCulloch declares that “there is no such thing as a Christian theology of ...

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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 ...

When he was a small boy, Diarmaid MacCulloch's parents used to drive him round historic churches. Little did they know that they had created a monster, with the history of the Christian Church ...

Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch, the prize-winning Oxford emeritus professor behind several books and popular BBC series, suspects his often-surprising new book, Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex ...

Historian MacCulloch (Christianity) notes in this sweeping study of Christian sexuality that the teachings of Jesus contain numerous heterodox statements regarding sex and gender. These include his ...

This is one of Christopher Black’s verdicts on the work of the Roman Inquisition: The human casualties among major thinkers were fewer than might have been expected; Bruno might have been saved, ...

Rory Rapple is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Notre Dame. Historical figures fluctuate in value. Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII’s factotum, is currently at ...

A leading church historian and television presenter from Oxford has received a knighthood in the New Year Honours. Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch is best known for his six-part BBC television series, A ...