Sexual Revolution
Description
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch continues his exploration of how Christianity has shaped western attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality through history. Travelling from North East England to Germany and Italy, he explains how the Christian church took control of marriage in the 11th century, turning a civil institution into a sacred rite of Christianity. And he reveals how the Protestant Reformation launched a sexual revolution.
Runtime
52 min 1 sec
Series
Subjects
Genre
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
Similar Films
The Hunt for our thoughts
Nanoparticles and Mega-fears. Debating the Risks of Nanotechnology
Three Farewells. Medicine & the End of Life
Who gets to know? Genetics and privacy
Moral Animals and Our Place in the Universe
The Price of Fairness
Building the Perfect Bug. Virology, Rogue Science, and Bioterrorism
Genes on trial. Genetics, behavior, and the Law
Leading questions
Morality
Michaela Strachan
The Bitter taste of tea. Journey into the world of fair trade
The Point of It All
Are You Good or Evil?
Jedermann. Das Spiel vom Sterben des reichen Mannes