The Monk and the Skeptic Dialogues on Sex, Faith, and Religion【電子書籍】[ Frank Browning ]

＜p＞Through his provocative and influential work, most notably ＜em＞The Culture of Desire＜/em＞ and ＜em＞A Queer Geography＜/em＞, Frank Browning has proven himself to be an erudite and intellectual writer with deep insights into the fusion of culture and identity.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In his new book ＜em＞The Monk and the Skeptic＜/em＞, Browning examines the intersection of sexuality and religion through the framework of conversations between the author and a gay priest to discuss the nature of secular and spiritual friendship; religious thought on same-sex marriage; the relation of the body to God; the mission of charity enacted by the drag troop Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; the biblical prohibitions on improper pleasures of the body; and the history of how the church has viewed the body and desire. Browning manages to bring in a host of influences to his discussion: Descartes, Locke, Greek Myth, Christian Myth, Buddhist myth, Harry Potter, St. Thomas Aquinas, as well as modern writers like Jeanette W．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る