Today, diversity of gender and sexuality is beginning to be
recognized and celebrated, even while many religious denominations
still resist these cultural changes. The Gift of Sublimation offers
pastoral interpretations of these social shifts in the light of
psychological principles, and argues that there is, historically,
not only one view of masculinity but multiple conceptions. This
discussion covers topics as diverse as the moral disapproval of
masturbation; the efforts of some churches to convince homosexual
men to adopt a heterosexual orientation; the dynamics of male envy
of female longevity; the homosexual tendencies of King James I of
England and VI of Scotland; and biblical portraits of God's body,
gender, and sexuality. Nathan Carlin and Donald Capps make special
use of the psychoanalytic concept of sublimation: the redirection
of sexual desires that are considered unacceptable or unworthy
towards interests and aspirations that are considered acceptable
and worthy. While the use of psychoanalytic hermeneutics here is
likely to raise various red flags for potential religious readers,
especially for those who have been informed that Sigmund Freud was
hostile towards religion, this book presents a rather different
view, focussing on religious sublimation.
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