Date: May 16, 2025
Time: 19:30
Location: Buchhandlung Löwenherz, Berggasse 8, 1090 Vienna
Editors Katharina Wiedlack, Tegiye Birey and Patrick de Vries talk to authors Bee Scherer and Leonardo Raznovich about queer perspectives from and on Buddhism and other world religions, Christian anti-queer activism in the Caribbean and more. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity for informal exchange over a glass of wine.
This exciting new anthology brings together scholarly studies, creative writing, and images to offer a vibrant critical discussion of spirituality and religion from a queer perspective. The chapters analyze religious practices, scriptures, and institutions from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. They cover religious teaching and care as spaces for queer community, showcasing the ways in which queer identities, critiques, and lifestyles intersect with religion across geographies and histories. The book also shines a spotlight on the nexus between state, market, and religious institutions, offering an exploration of how queer individuals navigate and experience spirituality and religion worldwide. It challenges the strict distinction between religion and spirituality, highlighting their profound interconnection and the impact they have on people's lives. It also looks at how social science and humanities-oriented queer studies can be changed to include religion and spirituality.
About the authors
Katharina Wiedlack is Assistant Professor for Anglophone Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna, and a queer and feminist theorist.
Tegiye Birey is a PhD Candidate in Gender Studies at Central European University and Utrecht University.
Patrick de Vries is a queer activist, photographer and artist.
Bee Scherer is Professor of Buddhist Studies and Rector of the Buddhist Seminary, at VU University Amsterdam, and director of INCISE (http://incise.center).
Leonardo Raznovich is an English practicing barrister and academic whose work focuses on British colonial constitutional law.
