num_pages: 225
description: In 2014 Time magazine announced that America had reached the transgender tipping point suggesting that transgender issues would become the next civil rights frontier. Years later many peopleeven many LGBTQ alliesstill lack understanding of gender identity and the transgender experience. Into this void Austen Hartke offers a biblically based educational and affirming resource to shed light and wisdom on this modern gender landscape.Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians provides access into an underrepresented and misunderstood community and will change the way readers think about transgender people faith and the future of Christianity. By introducing transgender issues and language and providing stories of both biblical characters and real-life narratives from transgender Christians living today Hartke helps readers visualize a more inclusive Christianity equipping them with the confidence and tools to change both the church and the world.
language: English
title: Transforming: The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians
publisher: Westminster John Knox Press