Sexuality and the World's Religions

(Hardback)

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Exploring one of the most controversial topics in contemporary theology, this scholarly volume reveals what the world's great faiths-East and West-preach about sexuality, with a special emphasis on American religion. * 12 chapters on sexuality in each of the major religious traditions of the world, including African indigenous traditions, Native American traditions, Judaism, Protestant Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Catholic and Orthodox Christianity as well as topics in contemporary American religion such as feminist, New Age, and neopagan spiritualities * Chapters written by contributors who are recognized experts in each religion and in the topic of sexuality * Artwork including photographs of recent events and illustrations of pertinent sacred texts * An annotated bibliography of print and online resources

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"[V]ery highly recommended for academic and large public libraries." - American Reference Books Annual "[O]ffers one of the few explorations of sexuality and religion from a comparative perspective ... The text builds on earlier work ... providing not only a more extensive treatment of contemporary topics in religion and sexuality but also a more scholarly treatment, complete with extensive bibliographies ... deals with a seldom touched area of investigation and offers a good introduction to the issue of religion and sexuality. Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates." - Choice

Author Bio

David Machacek is Resident Fellow at the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, Hartford, CT. Melissa Wilcox is Visiting Johnston Professor of Religion at Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA.