Sex, Gender and Christianity: A 3,000 Year History, with Diarmaid MacCulloch and Mary Beard (Part One)
Listen to the original audio · Transcribed with NVIDIA Parakeet · Why times can differ in your player
Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sorenti. What can 3,000 years of Christian history teach us about today's debates on sex, sexuality, gender and tradition? Today's episode is part one of our recent live event with Devon McCulloch, Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University. McCulloch joined renowned classicist and broadcaster Mary Beard at Union Chapel to discuss Christianity, sex and gender across history.
In the 21st century, historically Christian societies have witnessed a profound shift in attitudes to sex and gender, bringing liberation for some and anxiety for others. Drawing on 3,000 years of religious history, McCulloch explores how Jewish and Christian traditions have shaped debates around women, sexuality, family, and identity. Let's join our host, Mary Beard, live at Union Chapel. Oh, thank you very much for coming this evening. I I'd never been in this amazing chapel before.
Absolutely extraordinary. uh whatever Dermot says, I will have had a great time because I've got to see this. No pressure then, no pressure whatsoever, right? Dermot, I'm sure, is well known to everybody here. He is um Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at the University of Oxford.
We already have this episode, so unlocking it is cheap and permanent: the full transcript (32 minutes, 4,594 words), segment and word-level timestamps, and .txt, .srt, .vtt and word-level JSON downloads, as many times as you like, forever.
No account needed, we create one from your checkout email. With credits it is 1 credit; packs start at 5 episodes for $3.49, and monthly plans are cheaper still.