Taking the series forward Holy Censorship or Paper Backtranslation? does a close reading of the Bible and some of its key translations and shows that negative Christian attitudes to sexuality are not rooted in the sacred text but in centuries of tradition. Paper Backtranslations into Greek Latin and other languages that occurred early and the serious errors that continue to be made by modern translators are responsible for the unwarranted controversies. Combining meticulous scholarship with an accessible writing style this book offers essential insights into a subject that affects millions..
Although the Supreme Court of India decriminalized same-sex relationships in a historic ruling in 2018 societal attitudes remain largely unchanged. One of the reasons cited for this is that religion which has a pervasive hold on people's mindsets takes a conservative view of such matters. Two landmark books - I Am Divine So Are You and Behold I Make All Things New - attempted to correct that Paper Backconception by putting forth perspectives on sexuality from Hinduism Buddhism Jainism Sikhism Judaism Islam and Christianity. They recast religion as an ally not an adversary of queer emancipation.