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From the Same Spirit: Receiving the Theological Gifts of Transgender Christians

Author(s) -

Lowe Mary Elise

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

dialog

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114

H-Index - 5

eISSN - 1540-6385

pISSN - 0012-2033

DOI - 10.1111/dial.12293

Subject(s) - transgender , witness , transformative learning , theology , philosophy , sociology , gender studies , pedagogy , linguistics

Transgender Christians bear four transformative gifts to the body of Christ. They celebrate that humans are God's created co‐creators, and that God creates with and through them. Second, gender non‐conforming Christians have learned to steadfastly love (hesed) themselves as they love God and the world. Next, transgender Christians witness that humans are a coherent unity of body‐mind, not a mind in a body. Finally, transgender followers of Jesus welcome the Holy Spirit's gifts of plurality, newness, unity, and freedom.

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