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- John Eastburn Boswell (March 20, 1947 – December 24, 1994) was an American historian and a full professor at Yale University. Many of Boswell's studies focused on the issue of religion and homosexuality, specifically Christianity and homosexuality.
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John Eastburn Boswell (March 20, 1947 – December 24, 1994) was an American historian and a full professor at Yale University. Many of Boswell's studies focused on the issue of religion and homosexuality , specifically Christianity and homosexuality .
Filmmaker Craig Bettendorf first heard of John Boswell, an openly gay Yale professor and a pioneer of LGBTQ studies, from an unlikely source: an evangelical Christian talk show.
John Eastburn Boswell (1947-1994) ranks as one of the most significant scholars in gay and lesbian studies. His career as an historian at Yale University spanned 20 years and he profoundly influenced a generation of students in the fields of medieval history, religious studies, and queer studies.
John Boswell was a revolutionary figure in LGBTQ+ scholarship whose research on religion and homosexuality in the Middle Ages upended the field of Medieval Studies.
Dec 25, 1994 · John Eastburn Boswell, a Yale University historian who upended medieval scholarship by finding not only that homosexuality was tolerated in the Middle Ages but that same-sex unions were...
John Boswell was perhaps one of the most controversial and influential figures in the fields of the history of sexuality, religious studies, and medieval history in the late twentieth century.
Sep 21, 2023 · ‘Not A Tame Lion’ Highlights The Life And Legacy Of Christian Historian John Boswell. Since his death in 1994, the gay Yale historian’s significance has continued to rise, both in academic and wider cultural circles.
