Explore the complex relationship between Christian beliefs and sexual practices in the Early Modern World with this updated 3rd Edition. “Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World” offers a global survey, from Luther to Jefferson, examining how Christian ideas regulated desire and reformed conduct across Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and North America. Delve into crucial topics like marriage, fornication, clerical sexuality, same-sex relations, witchcraft, and interracial relationships. This edition enhances coverage of lived experiences, gendered symbols, religious intermarriage, sexual fluidity, conversion, and the vital roles of Indigenous and enslaved peoples in shaping Christian traditions. Essential reading for students of sexuality, early modern Christianity, and gender history at The Bookish Owl.