As part of the mainstream Christian tradition, Augustine has significantly shaped the conversation about how Christianity has understood and approached sexuality throughout the years since the early Church, including the fact that human beings were created both male and female. However, something we must consider when one tries to find out Augustine’s views on human sexuality is that his understanding of marriage and social norms strongly influenced his views. To make things even more difficult, Elizabeth A. Clark (Professor of Religion, Duke University) asserts that Augustine links women with the physical world and such a link affected Augustine’s conclusions on …