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Transfaith: A Transgender Pastoral Resource
A resource for ministers and congregations who want to begin to understand and/or welcome transgender people into their congregations. The book has the following to give the results of the first research based project into the experiences of trans Christians in the UK; to provide a theological and biblical framework in which ministers and congregations can begin to understand the insights and issues transgender people bring; to provide a series of insights that inform the pastoral care of transgender people, their families and friends; to provide resources in the form of liturgies and Bible studies that can be used by ministers and congregations exploring and/or experiencing these issues.
224 pages, Paperback
Published May 30, 2018
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March 12, 2018
Transfaith offers compassionate Christians an intelligent discussion about transgender people and their concerns which has been desperately needed for decades. Starting with a review of past attempts to frame policy responses, this comprehensive and accessible new book addresses both Biblical and pastoral considerations and makes practical suggestions.
May 2, 2025
The cover is quite incongruous when you look at the subject matter.
A trawl through Holy Writ will aid us in this review.
God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them.
Genesis 1:27 (NASB)
For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother‘s womb.
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
Psalm 139:13,14 (NASB)
What we know from the above Scriptures is that we are created in the image of God and yet what this book is attempting to say is that God is fallible, that God has made a mistake! But it’s more than that, because the man this book relates to is saying that he knows better than God!
But let’s look at the front cover, shall we? God created butterflies and He did it that they go through different stages naturally.
Egg
Larva (Caterpillar)
Pupa (Chrysalis) and
Adult (Butterfly)
It is a natural process, as God created, there is no medical intervention to make it happen.
Trans is an identity that exists in the mind only because it doesn’t matter what unnatural surgical procedure you go through in order to try and change gender you will never reach your destination because you are still your birth gender as tests will prove. We have seen that in sport where a man has gone through the surgery and yet still retains the strength of a man.
I find it very sad that individuals feel they need to go down this route instead of trusting God to help them be reconciled to be the person He created them to be.
You have to see this as blasphemy, it is definitely not Christian.
A trawl through Holy Writ will aid us in this review.
God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them.
Genesis 1:27 (NASB)
For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother‘s womb.
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
Psalm 139:13,14 (NASB)
What we know from the above Scriptures is that we are created in the image of God and yet what this book is attempting to say is that God is fallible, that God has made a mistake! But it’s more than that, because the man this book relates to is saying that he knows better than God!
But let’s look at the front cover, shall we? God created butterflies and He did it that they go through different stages naturally.
Egg
Larva (Caterpillar)
Pupa (Chrysalis) and
Adult (Butterfly)
It is a natural process, as God created, there is no medical intervention to make it happen.
Trans is an identity that exists in the mind only because it doesn’t matter what unnatural surgical procedure you go through in order to try and change gender you will never reach your destination because you are still your birth gender as tests will prove. We have seen that in sport where a man has gone through the surgery and yet still retains the strength of a man.
I find it very sad that individuals feel they need to go down this route instead of trusting God to help them be reconciled to be the person He created them to be.
You have to see this as blasphemy, it is definitely not Christian.
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