{"product_id":"the-monk-and-the-skeptic-dialogues-on-sex-faith-and-religion-paperback","title":"The Monk and the Skeptic: Dialogues on Sex, Faith, and Religion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Browning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his provocative and influential work, most notably \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Queer Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, Frank Browning has proven himself to be an erudite and intellectual writer with deep insights into the fusion of culture and identity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his new book \u003ci\u003eThe Monk and the Skeptic\u003c\/i\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Browning\u003c\/b\u003e is an American author and correspondent for National Public Radio. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe American Way of Crime: From Salem to Watergate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Desire: Paradox and Perversity in Gay Lives Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Queer Geography: Journeys Toward a Sexual Self\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eApples: Story of the Fruit of Temptation\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently lives in Paris where he continues to report for NPR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702151835955,"sku":"9781619021839","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MRnA5um7So9781619021839.webp?v=1763294204","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-monk-and-the-skeptic-dialogues-on-sex-faith-and-religion-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}