![]() ![]() Yarhouse's book ( I'd recommend this one for its thorough summary and critique), I have yet to see one written by a transgender Christian. Think that sounds like a lot to try to weave together? You'd be right.Īnd though there have been several reviews done of Dr. Yarhouse's book attempts to find a harmony in the midst of conflicting opinions by calling for an "integrated framework" that balances conservative evangelical biblical views with medical and psychological concepts of disability and the celebration of diversity found among those of us who work for social justice. Into this fray jumps Christian psychologist Mark Yarhouse with his book " Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture." Dr. ![]() In Christian circles, responses have run the gamut from absolute acceptance to vilifying denouncement, but one thing is sure-church communities are asking questions and formulating responses to something that wasn't on the radar for most ten years ago. From The Atlantic to The New Yorker to Christianity Today to The Blaze-everyone wants a story and everyone wants to publish an opinion. Since Caitlyn Jenner's official coming out on the front of Vanity Fair two months ago, more media attention has been focused on transgender issues than most of us ever thought possible. ![]()
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