Geoffrey R. Stone

A monumental work of scholarship, Sex and the Constitution illuminates how the clash between sex and religion has defined our nation s history."

Sex, Religion, and Law from America's Origins to the Twenty-first Century

Sex and the Constitution

Dani C

Sex and the Constitution should be part of the required reading list for college US History majors. The importance of the content within cannot be overstated. Stone takes a big picture approach, looking at the history of American attitudes and laws regarding sex and religious beliefs around sex - obscenity, same-sex partnerships, reproductive rights, etc - from as far back as ancient Roman and Greek norms to early Christianity to the Framers right up through 2016. There is so much to unpack in Stone's work. If ever there was a vitally important time for Americans to become versed in our Constitution's history, even if only in the matters of sex and religion, that time is NOW.

Sex and the Constitution Sex, Religion, and Law from America's Origins to the Twenty-first Century

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