Was Joseph Trans*? An Exercise in Gender Stereotypes
The following post is taking from my book Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say, chapters 5 and 6. The story of Joseph (Gen. 37-50) is regularly retold in Sunday schools and synagogues alike, but one interpretive possibility you might not have grown up with is—Joseph might have been […]
Why I Don’t Use the Term “Transgenderism”
By Preston Sprinkle, President of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender Understanding the importance of language is crucial in the LGBTQ conversation, and the transgender conversation in particular. I’m not just talking about the lexical definition of words. That’s certainly needed. But I’m talking about how words can give off a certain air, […]
The End of Gender: A Review of Deborah Soh’s Recent Book
By Preston Sprinkle, President of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender It just so happened that Deborah Soh’s book, The End of Gender, came out just a weeks after Abigail Shrier’s book Irreversible Damage (which I recently reviewed), and that both Deborah and Abigail appeared on nearly back to back episodes of Joe Rogan’s […]
Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say
Writing a book is hard work. Writing a book on a controversial topic is even harder. Writing a book on transgender identities—especially as someone who doesn’t identify as trans*—has been the most difficult writing task I’ve ever taken on. And on February 1st, the culmination of my journey, a book titled Embodied, will be released. […]
Trans* Teenagers and Abigail Shrier’s Irreversible Damage
By Preston Sprinkle, President of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender. Abigail Shrier’s book Irreversible Damage has created quite a stir. When it was first released in June 2020, Amazon refused to allow the publisher to run sponsored advertisements of the book. After Joe Rogan interviewed Shrier on his podcast, some Spotify employees demanded […]
Marginalized Jesus
By Preston Sprinkle, President of the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender. We’re so familiar with the Christmas story that we hardly notice its scandal. But think about the scenario. Mary was found pregnant out of wedlock in a culture where such shameful deeds were intolerable, and her “Holy Ghost” story would only intensify the […]
Tavistock: A Microcosm of the Debate on How Best to Care for Trans* Kids
By Dr. Paul R. Eddy and Dr. Preston Sprinkle. The cultural tensions surrounding transgender experience are evident. But no aspect of the transgender discussion has ignited more controversy than how best to care for children who experience gender dysphoria. This issue has become, as one scholar puts it, the “Transgender Battle Line.”[1] Perhaps the […]
Webinar for Parents with Gay Kids
Greetings! I’m very excited to announce our next webinar—“A Christian Perspective on Parenting Gay Children.” I know this is a huge need in the church right now, and parents with gay kids are eager to learn from others who have gone about it well. I have two special guests who will lead us […]
Youth Project on Christian Sexuality
Hey friends, We just wrapped up 10 days of filming for our youth project titled “Christian Sexuality.” Christian Sexuality is a comprehensive, video-based, conversational curriculum focused on helping youth (ages 13-18) engage God’s vision for sex, sexuality, and gender in a way that’s relational, down to earth, biblical, and compelling. This 12 week […]
Announcing Spanish Resources from the Center!
Greetings! I’m excited to announce that Grace/Truth 1.0 has been translated into Spanish! This includes: You can visit our Spanish page for more details about this project, and please spread the word to anyone you know who would want to be aware of these resources. All of these materials are fully online, so there’s no […]