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A Place for Transgender Persons in God's Good Creation
Proposal abstract :
The world needs more acceptance and less divisiveness. Transgender persons need more acceptance and less divisiveness. In this moment we are beckoned as ministry leaders to lift a standard for the world to draw from that affords our transgender members of society the dignity, respect, and grace to be. It takes courage to walk in one's true self-identity. That walk should not be hindered or assuaged by incongruent pseudo-scientific pronouncements that fail to meet basic degrees of certainty and that confuse the capacity of humans qua humans. Anything less minimizes our assessment of who is human and who has the right to perform their humanity free and clear of scrutiny and treachery. This project will develop pedagogical tools to use in training ministerial leadership in understanding the high stakes and working towards a more inclusive society.
The world needs more acceptance and less divisiveness. Transgender persons need more acceptance and less divisiveness. In this moment we are beckoned as ministry leaders to lift a standard for the world to draw from that affords our transgender members of society the dignity, respect, and grace to be. It takes courage to walk in one's true self-identity. That walk should not be hindered or assuaged by incongruent pseudo-scientific pronouncements that fail to meet basic degrees of certainty and that confuse the capacity of humans qua humans. Anything less minimizes our assessment of who is human and who has the right to perform their humanity free and clear of scrutiny and treachery. This project will develop pedagogical tools to use in training ministerial leadership in understanding the high stakes and working towards a more inclusive society.