Human Sexuality… or Ecclesial Discourse? (Alison, 2004)

Human Sexuality… or Ecclesial Discourse? (Alison, 2004)

http://www.jamesalison.co.uk/texts/eng14.html

The first point I would like to make is a little provocative, setting up a distinction between the thought of Freud and the thought of René Girard, whose disciple I am. Imagine a Freudian or a neo-Freudian looking at a rugby scrum. We can hear such a person commenting, after a bit: “Hmmm, lots of latent homosexuality around here”. Now imagine a Girardian or neo-Girardian gazing at the goings on at a gay sex club. Such a person might say, after a bit: “Hmmm, an awful lot of latent rugby playing going on here”.

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