Sex and the Church in the long 18th century – Professors William Gibson & Joanne Begiato

This paper aims to correct the view that by the eighteenth century matters of sex and sexuality were no longer intimately connected with the Church. The paper argues that, despite recent work by scholars of the Enlightenment, sex remained closely associated with both religion in general and the Church of England in particular.

Tea & Coffee 3:45; Lecture 4-5:20