PositiveThe Post and Courier\"MacCulloch does not argue for any of the sides in the current debates on these issues. Rather, his careful historical analysis speaks for itself, and what it speaks to is an unclear revelatory and traditional basis for any particular view. To use the example of marriage, perhaps the sex or sexual orientation of the participants do not matter as much as we might think. Where MacCulloch runs thin is on questions of gender and sexual identity that underlie many of these arguments. With regard to the former, MacCulloch acknowledges that he has been outflanked by the trans movement and the issues it raises, but also points out that these issues are relatively new in Christian history and will take time, and more importantly, earnest and informed dialogue, to assess. For the present, Lower than the Angels provides much needed and well-presented historical perspective for consideration of these divisive issues.\
