As I write this, The Rev Lawrence Tanner Richardson’s I Know What Heaven Looks Like: A Modern Day Coming of Age Story (2018) is on sale at Amazon for $0.99 through Labor Day (2019).
In his dedication, Richardson writes, “I wrote this book for several reasons and several people, most especially me.” Indeed, trans folk finding our voices is powerful. This book is an origin story for Rev Richardson.
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“Voices of Witness: Out of the Box” is a documentary giving voice to the witness of transgender people of faith with a particularly Episcopalian flavor. Available in its full 30 min length on YouTube for free, with study guide materials also available for free download. Continue reading “Voices of Witness: Out of the Box, 2012”
transACTION: A Transgender Curriculum For Churches and Religious Institutions is an interactive curriculum. The curriculum is FREE and available for immediate download as a PDF, including a leader’s guide. Continue reading “transACTION curriculum, 2009”
The United Methodist Alliance for Transgender Inclusion (UMATI) is currently running a Bible/book study using OtherWise Christian: A Guidebook for Transgender Liberation. UMATI is the transgender caucus affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Continue reading “United Methodist Alliance for Transgender Inclusion (UMATI)”
Rev Liam Hooper created the “Trans-forming the Church: Blessed Bodies and Gender Justice,” online video curriculum when he was working with the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) as their national transgender organizer.
This free 30 minutes of video content provides an easy way to test the waters about transgender experience in your local congregation. It could even be used to provide a crash course in transgender sensitivity for ushers or other church leaders. Continue reading “Trans-forming the Church: Blessed Bodies and Gender Justice, 2017”
On Saturday morning, November 2, 2019, I am going to lead a one-session course for the Alternative Seminary, called Transgender Liberation: Intersectional Identities, Alternate Genders, and the Biblical Testimony of Eunuchs.
I will be teaching from OtherWise Christian: A Guidebook for Transgender Liberation, with a particular emphasis on Section 4: Eunuchs, Eunuchs, and More Eunuchs. Yes, if you haven’t figured it out yet, I’ll be talking about eunuchs!
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Thanks to Kimi-Floyd Reisch for orchestrating this excursion to Minneapolis/St Paul, MN for October 12-13.
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I’ve mentioned Queer Theology a couple of times already on this blog. I also recommend Queer Theology as a great resource in Appendix A of OtherWise Christian: A Guidebook for Transgender Liberation.
Well, I was skimming through some of their articles and realized they have a really wonderful introductory series, talking about transgender-affirming Christianity. Good enough that I want to highlight this set of articles…
I am excited that the folks at United Methodist Alliance for Transgender Inclusion (UMATI) are hosting an online Bible/book study using OtherWise Christian: A Guidebook for Transgender Inclusion and the Group Discussion Guide. The conversations will happen online in the UMATI Facebook group starting this weekend!
Thanks to friends at Tabernacle United Church and the generosity of the Philadelphia Family Pride crew, I will be tabling at their 10th annual “Family Matters’ Conference on October 5, 2019 from 9am-4pm in University City, Philadelphia (University of the Sciences). Continue reading “Book Event: Philadelphia Family Pride, Philly, Oct 5”
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