Softness and Desire: Guest, Robert J. Monson

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Robert J. Monson about softness, desire, and the church's misconceptions regarding sexuality.

Today, I give you some excerpts from my live chat conversation with scholar Robert J. Monson. We speak together some about the desert elders, but also about Robert's work at the intersection of Blackness, disability, and softness (among other things) and we get into the topics of lust, sexuality, desire which the church has notoriously gotten wrong. Please find the full replay of our time here (the Spark My Muse youtube channel), if you'd like. Becoming a subscriber costs nothing but is helpful to get the word out. ❤️ You'll find more from me at my Substack and there you can contribute your support, starting under $2, GET THE BOOK HERE

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Colón DeLay

Guest: Robert J. Monson

Topics covered

• softness
• desire
• Blackness
• disability
• sexuality
• church teachings

Keywords

• softness
• desire
• Blackness
• disability
• sexuality
• church
• lust

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