Category: Gender
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Faith & Gender Identity in Conflict: The Mental Health Impact of Christian Upbringings and Deidentification on MTF, FTM, and Nonbinary Individuals
The following excerpts are pulled from sections of my MSW research paper focused on understanding the ways Christianity impacts the transgender community: Abstract Transgender individuals raised with Christian upbringings often experience increased psychological and spiritual distress in non-affirming religious spaces. These environments can contribute to increased depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and fears of spiritual condemnation.…
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A Christian Transgender Journey – Austen Hartke
In this week’s podcast, we’re honored to learn from Austen Hartke about coming out as transgender in seminary, the work he is doing right now to help transgender and gender-expansive Christians, and some encouraging words for Christians parents of transgender youth. You can get this episode on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or YouTube. You can also listen or download the full podcast…
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Exploring Gender & Islam: A Muslim Transgender Journey w/ Leyla Jagiella
Today, we’re honored to learn from Leyla Jagiella about her book “Among the Eunuchs: A Muslim Transgender Journey, which is published by Hurst. Her fantastic book shares the story of Leyla’s transgender journey as a Muslim woman and finding belonging among the third-gender communities in South East Asia. Her brave and insightful book explores perspectives…
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Ways to Help Transgender Teens Explore Their Gender & Faith
What should you do if your teen comes out as transgender? What are ways to support them in their transition, while also helping them grow in their faith? Many parents struggle to understand ways to support their their transgender teenager, especially if they think that it’s just a phase of gender exploration, or a mild…
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A Biblical & Systematic Theology for Women’s Ordination – Dr. William Witt
We’re honored to learn from Dr. William G. Witt about his book “Icons of Christ: A Biblical and Systematic Theology for Women’s Ordination” from Baylor Press, where he provides an analysis of the various arguments used by Protestants and Catholics against woman’s ordination as well as the biblical and theological cases for women’s ordination to the…