SJSD 61 World Religions and Sexual Identities

A survey of the world religions with a focus on the traditions’ relationship to sexual identity and sexual diversity. The course will discuss Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Other religions may be added (e.g., Confucian/Taoism at the discretion of professor). This course will consider sexual diversity from a variety of perspectives, including the religion’s historical relationship to sexual diversity, sacred texts, essentials in its way of life, its spiritual life and arts, conceptions of divinity or sacredness, etc.