Transforming
The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians

Excellent book exploring transgender Christians and their experience within Christian spaces. Author Austen Hartke is a biblical scholar and utilizes those skills throughout while also smartly including a story of a transgender Christian in each chapter. (Good introductory book for those new to the......more

This book attempts an impossible task: arguing that the Bible is in support of trans gender ideology. The arguments from Scripture are either poorly made, or nonexistent. Still, this book will help you understand the author’s experience and can at least serve to increase empathy and compassion for t......more

This is the beginning of a very important conversation in churches. I met Austen at a conference this year and he is just as charming and vulnerable with his story as he seems—a true gift. His writing is MEATY with a lot packed in, but it is impeccably conversational. He even attempts to incorporate......more

This book was an excellent primer about the struggle for trans inclusion in churches, and it provided a thorough, but readable, explanation of trans-affirming theology. I wanted a little bit more from it, but that's only because I come from a seminary background and I am always down for a good theol......more

So, this destroyed me in the best way possible. I'm thinking a lot about faith-- expect to see many more books on Christianity and other religions in the near future-- I saw this book at the library, and I thought it would probably be a good entry point for me, since I am so openly and almost aggres......more