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reatschetter 's review for:
Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians
by Austen Hartke
I find it interesting when people who come from a non-affirming stance rate books on LGBTQ issues and faith down because they feel that the authors simply haven't applied scripture rigorously enough. I suspect that the only rigorous examination of scripture they would applaud is one that affirms their own side, everything else is simply tickling the ears. I, for one, don't see much difference in the methods that led to one view over another.
So, if you are set in your application of scripture, this book is probably not going to 'prove' anything to you. But it will give you a glimpse of the sincere desire of transgender individuals to love and serve God, and maybe that's a place to begin. If an attempt to understand is all that you can muster right now...begin there.
For the rest of us, those who love someone who is transgender, who are transgender, or who simply want to know how to better support the transgender people they encounter, especially in the church, this book is a faithful telling of a God who sometimes works in the 'between' spaces. It provides a path for welcoming transgender people into the church and learning to affirm their identity in body and spirit. Austen weaves in the words of many transgender people of faith who have all encountered a God who sees them and loves them. These are people who, despite all that the church may throw at them in judgement, find God completely irresistible. I can think of no one better equipped to tell about God than one who has encountered this kind of grace and acceptance. Austen radiates love and it is compelling.
So, if you are set in your application of scripture, this book is probably not going to 'prove' anything to you. But it will give you a glimpse of the sincere desire of transgender individuals to love and serve God, and maybe that's a place to begin. If an attempt to understand is all that you can muster right now...begin there.
For the rest of us, those who love someone who is transgender, who are transgender, or who simply want to know how to better support the transgender people they encounter, especially in the church, this book is a faithful telling of a God who sometimes works in the 'between' spaces. It provides a path for welcoming transgender people into the church and learning to affirm their identity in body and spirit. Austen weaves in the words of many transgender people of faith who have all encountered a God who sees them and loves them. These are people who, despite all that the church may throw at them in judgement, find God completely irresistible. I can think of no one better equipped to tell about God than one who has encountered this kind of grace and acceptance. Austen radiates love and it is compelling.