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I Am Divine So Are You: How Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism Affirm the Dignity of Queer Identities and Sexualities

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By

Devdutt Pattanaik

Publisher

HarperCollins India

Year Published

2019

Language

English

Description

A historic panel discussion occurred at the global Festival of Theology, organised in Sweden in 2015. Its objective was to examine what the sacred texts of the Abrahamic faiths — Judaism, Christianity and Islam — had to say about human sexuality. Behold, I Make All Things New is the outcome of the effort.

This landmark work recasts religion — especially Abrahamic faiths — as an ally and not an adversary of queer emancipation and thus significantly informs the secular and legal movements for LGBTQ rights worldwide. It follows in the same vein as I Am Divine, So Are You (2017), which put forth perspectives on sexuality from the Karmic faiths of Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism, and played a small but significant role in the reading down of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Taken together, the two groundbreaking books expand the conversation between world religions and human sexuality to a truly global level.

ISBN: 978-9352774852

Ed. Jerry Johnson, , Loraine Tulleken, and J. P. Mokgethi-Heath, Introduction by Devdutt Pattanaik

 Devdutt Pattanaik is a medical doctor by education, a leadership consultant by profession and a mythologist by passion. He has written and lectured extensively on the nature of sacred stories, symbols and rituals and their relevance in modern times. His books with Penguin India include The Book of Ram, Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, The Pregnant King, Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana and the Devlok series of stories for children. Devdutt’s unconventional approach and engaging style are evident in his lectures, books and articles. To know more, visit www.devdutt.com.
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