Mathew Kuefler is associate professor of history at San Diego State University. He is the author of The Manly Eunuch: Masculinity, Gender Ambiguity, and Christian Ideology in Late Anliquity and editor of the Journal of the History of Sexuality.
"A thoughtful and interesting reflection on the impact and place in
history of John Boswell's bold and ambitious Christianity, Social
Tolerance and Homosexuality. . . . An admirable tribute to
Boswell's industrious contributions to the field, The Boswell
Thesis . . . has much to offer its readers, and many will find it
difficult to put down."--Sara M. Butler "Canadian Journal of
History"
"An overwhelming strength of The Boswell Thesis is the undeniable
cohesiveness of the collection. . . . If the reader leaves the
collection wanting more, it is not for lack of comprehensiveness.
Rather the essays prove so easily digestible and consistently
interesting that the end comes too soon! . . . While the studied
insights within will engage astute scholars, the book may just as
easily be directed at non-specialized audiences. The brevity of the
essays . . . evenness of the contributions, and accessible writing
also allow for the work to be read by advanced undergraduate and
graduate students as a wonderful introduction to the study of
medieval gender and sexuality."--Dana Polanichka "Comitatus"
"The Boswell Thesis is itself evidence that, even twenty-five years
after its publication, Christianity, Social Tolerance, and
Homosexuality is still there, is still provoking."--Andy Hyde
"Ecclesiastical History"
"The Boswell Thesis is a timely and remarkably coherent collection
of essays that demonstrate the extraordinary impact of John
Boswell's Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality.
Elegantly written, thoroughly researched, and thought provoking,
these papers will be appreciated by anyone with an interest in the
history of sexuality, the history of religion, and, of course,
everyone who found Boswell's ideas to be such a
revelation."--William N. Bonds, emeritus, San Francisco State
University--William N. Bonds "William N. Bonds" (9/22/2005 12:00:00
AM)
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