Sex and the Serpent: Why the Sexual Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter: Why the Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter

by April D . De Conick (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2011

  $37.94

  Shows how the 'female' was systematically erased from the Christian tradition and explores surprising early Christian attitudes to sex, sin and women. This title explains how the ancient conflicts have shaped contemporary Christianity and its promotion of male exclusivity and superiority in terms of God, church leadership, and the bed.