Sex and Religion

by Christel Manning, Phil Zuckerman

Introducing a variety of perspectives on sex taken by many of the world major religions, SEX AND RELIGION focuses on both the historical development of these perspectives as well as their most current manifestations. Each chapter is written by a distinguished scholar in the particular religion(s) and offers an overview of the doctrines of each religion and how they inform their adherents' views on sexuality and gender.

Genres: Religion, School

200 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2004

About the author

Christel Manning is Professor of Religious Studies at Sacred Heart University (CT). She has a Doctorate and Masters degree in Religious Studies from the University of California Santa Barbara.

She teaches the introductory course in Religious Studies, as well as electives on women in world religions, religion and sexuality, cults and sects, and Eastern religions.

Her research areas include the intersection of religion, gender, and sexuality; the sociology of new or marginal religious movements; and, most recently, the study of those unaffiliated with religion.

She was born in southern California and raised in Germany. She has traveled all over Europe and the United States and more recently India and Turkey. She currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her husband and daughter.

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