REL 319: SEXUAL ETHICS AND RELIGION

This class examines a diversity of ways religious traditions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) have understood, taught and enforced sexual ethics.  Special attention will be given to understandings of sexual ethics in sacred texts and the ways those ancient narratives continue to affect modern discourse around the world about such issues as gender identity and gender roles, constructions of the body, marriage and family, sexual orientation, and the place of sexualtiy in human life more generally.