Beyond a Binary God: A Theology for Trans* Allies

by Tara K. Soughers

Paperback, 2018

Status

Available

Call number

261.8

Collection

Publication

Church Publishing (2018), 128 pages

Description

- How the inclusion of trans people in our communities of faith has the potential to broaden our understanding. - Written by a priest and parent of a trans person. - Discussion/journaling questions included. All are made in the image and likeness of God. If this is what we believe, then trans people, like all people, reflect something of God, and not just in the ways that they share in common with others, but also in the ways that they are different. They remind us that God is beyond all of our categories, even gender. In this book, Tara Soughers explores theology from the position of a trans ally-a parent of a trans young adult as well as priest. What does it mean about God and about humans, that there is not a strict gender binary? How can we affirm and include what we have learned about the permeability of boundaries to affirm those whose path does not follow traditional cultural stereotypes, and how might the broadening help us to understand the God who is never two for Christians, but both one and three? What gifts does this broader understanding bring to the church?… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member b.masonjudy
As a cis-gender, heterosexual, white male who desires to be an ally for trans* folk, I found Soughers book a helpful and concise treatise for the necessity of openness and inclusion in the church and a pathway for actually being an ally. Her tone is conversational and the book is a helpful resource
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for not only discussing trans* issues with "traditional" Christians but basic ideas of theology and Biblical studies for the layperson.
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Physical description

128 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

0898690056 / 9780898690057
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