{"product_id":"9781593765682","title":"The Monk and the Skeptic: Dialogues on Sex, Faith, and Religion","description":"Through his provocative and influential work, most notably \u003cem\u003eThe Culture of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Queer Geography\u003c\/em\u003e, Frank Browning has proven himself to be an erudite and intellectual writer with deep insights into the fusion of culture and identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his new book \u003cem\u003eThe Monk and the Skeptic\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 Winterson, John Boswell, and Daniel Mendelsohn. The result is an engaging, timely, and very modern discourse on how the self and sexuality has been interpreted throughout the ages.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138144452848,"sku":"9781593765682","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593765682_p0.jpg?v=1763813412","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593765682","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}