Diarmaid MacCulloch: Sex and Christianity

Few matters produce more public interest and public anxiety than sex and religion. Revolutions in attitudes in the last generations have brought liberation to some, fear and fury to others.

This October, join us as we welcome bestselling historian Diarmaid MacCulloch to Norwich for a compelling exploration of one of the most controversial topics in history. 

Celebrating his much-anticipated new book, Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity, Diarmaid MacCulloch delves into a 3,000-year-long history of Christians encountering sex, gender and family, from the Bible to the present day.

This event will be chaired by the Dean of Norwich, the Very Reverend Dr Andrew Braddock.

Don’t miss MacCulloch’s fascinating insight and knowledge of a subject that has challenged the church for three millennia- and continues to do so today.

Tickets £16

Diarmaid MacCulloch

Diarmaid MacCulloch is Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University. His Thomas Cranmer (1996) won the Whitbread Biography Prize, the James Tait Black Prize and the Duff Cooper Prize. Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 (2004) won the Wolfson Prize and the British Academy Prize. A History of Christianity (2010), which was adapted into a six-part BBC television series, was awarded the Cundill and Hessel-Tiltman Prizes.

Diarmaid was knighted in 2012 and was awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2022.