Desiring in the Name of the Father: Monotheism and Sexual Difference

by Emmett Laor

By drawing largely on the resources of Lacanian psychoanalysis (although not exclusively and often not in a doctrinaire or dogmatic manner), Desiring in the Name of the Father demonstrates that sexual difference (the difference between two sexes ) is ineradicable, but also that, more shockingly, homosexuality itself is inherently objectionable to existence in the image of God. In other words, it is far from arbitrary that monotheist religions reject homosexuality and that this rejection is premised on an inherent disgust we find at the activity and the manner in which it necessarily deviates from divine norms. Topics covered include a constructive critique of reparative therapy, an analysis of the problems with today's widespread use of pornography, reasons for opposing 'gay marriage,' and the difference between neurotic and perverse forms of male homosexuality among others in 21 detailed sections. After reading Desiring in the Name of the Father, your understanding of desire, law, God, otherness, marriage, psychosis, and a plethora of other subjects will have been deepened, challenged, and altered.

288 pages, Paperback

First published March 29, 2013