17 Dec Bigamy, Adultery, and Holiness: The Church’s Battle with Desire
What did sex, desire, and morality look like in early Christian communities? In this episode, we explore “Desire and Disunity: Christian Communities and Sexual Norms in the Late Antique West” by Ulriika Vihervalli. We unpack the struggles of Christian leaders in the fourth to sixth centuries as they tried to impose ascetic sexual ideals on a world still influenced by Roman traditions.
How did issues like bigamy, adultery, and homosexuality challenge the church’s authority? And how did clerics navigate the messy tension between Christian purity and the imperfect reality of their followers’ lives? Tune in for a fascinating look at how the early church dealt with sexuality—and why these struggles still resonate today.
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Last Updated on December 23, 2024 by Wilmar Padilla