Christianity, Social Tolerance, and HomosexualityJohn Boswells National Book Awardwinning study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early Christian West was a groundbreaking work that challenged preconceptions about the Churchs past relationship to its gay membersamong them priests, bishops, and even saintswhen it was first published thirty five years ago. The historical breadth of Boswells research (from the Greeks to Aquinas) and the variety of sources consulted make this one