The Ashgate research companion to contemporary religion and sexuality The Ashgate Research Companion to Contemporary Religion and Sexuality provides academics and students with a comprehensive and authoritative state of the art review of current research in the area of sexuality and religion broadly defined. This collection of expert essays offers an inter disciplinary study of the important aspects of sexuality and religion calling upon sociological cultural historical and theological contributions to an under researched subject. The Companion focuses on the exploration of diverse religious faiths spiritualities and sexualities with contributions that embrace many contrasting approaches related to the contemporary context. By adopting a truly inter disciplinary and multi dimensional perspective the Companion embraces the complexities of both sexuality and religion. Aimed primarily at a readership with specialist interest in both The Ashgate Research Companion to Contemporary Religion and Sexuality offers an innovative and refreshing analysis of key theoretical and empirical issues in an increasingly relevant and expanding area of academic interest. The Companion comprises five main thematic sections each with chapters ranging across a variety of crucial topics traversing various faith traditions.