Description: Homosexuality is not a subject that has lent itself to level-headed discussion. Here, an important group of philosophers, scientists, theologians, and historians explore the controversies surrounding the subject. SAME SEX will prove to be essential reading for anyone interested in moving beyond sidewalk polemics toward a better understanding of gays, lesbians, and the various debates surrounding them.
Brief description: John Boswell is a book packager, writer and business expert who has used his verbal powers of persuasion to create and sell over 200 titles since 1972, many of them bestsellers such as French for Cats (with Henry Beard), The First Family Paper Doll and Cut-Out Book and the "365 Ways to Cook" series. He lives in New York City.
Review Quotes:
"This series of essays and responses makes for a calm, measured debate on the morality of homosexuality and of society's treatment of homosexuals . . . [and] attempts to substitute reason and scholarship for diatribe." --The Instrumentalist
"This is a thoughtful book, one that provides plenty of space for reflection and drawing one's own conclusions-or seeking further information." --National Catholic Reporter "One welcomes with enthusiasm, therefore, Same Sex, a series of twenty-seven essays which gives space to arguments on both, or more, sides of many of the issues surrounding homosexuality, and genuinely seeks to engage in intellectual debate." --Times Literary Supplement "Exceptionally comprehensive, admirably balanced, endlessly thought-provoking."" --Bruce Bawer, author of A Place at the Table "[An] extremely useful collection of original pieces and recent classics." --Chesire Calhoun, Department of Philosophy, Colby College ". . . lucidly distinguishes among nature/nurture, essentialist/constructionist, and determinist/voluntarist . . ." --Susan Henking, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Religious Studies Review