The Boswell Thesis: Essays on Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality - Paperbackby Mathew Kuefler (Editor) Front Jacket Few books have had the social, cultural, and scholarly impact of John Boswell's Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality. Arguing that neither the Bible nor the Christian tradition was nearly as hostile to homoeroticism as was generally thought, its initial publication sent shock waves through university classrooms, gay communities, and religious congregations. Twenty five years later, the aftershocks