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Feb 2021
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Transgender people and the church – Pres...

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Rev Christina Beardsley is a transgender priest in the Church of England and author of numerous resources on trans experience in the church.   She engages with Preston Sprinkle, author of ‘Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say’ who takes a grace-filled but traditional Christian approach to sexuality.   They discuss how churches should engage with trans people, theological questions of ‘bodily’ and ‘gender’ identity, and the issue of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria.   Christina Beardsley: www.sibyls.gndr.org.uk   Preston Sprinkle: www.prestonsprinkle.com     USA listeners check out our new USA website for exclusive resources and to support us: http://www.unbelievable.show   Everywhere else, subscribe to our newsletter https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter and support the show https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportunbelievable    For more faith debates visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UnbelievableJB   Twitter https://twitter.com/unbelievablejb   Insta https://www.instagram.com/justin.brierley 
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