Drawn from the pioneering Grace and Lace Letters, this 368 page book is available on-line in PDF format. Or a free bound copy of the book is available by inquiry.
Book. 1999. Finalist, Lambda Literary Awards, 1999. This memoir includes secondary themes relating to her spiritual journey.
Transgendered people have long been robbed of their own spiritual history, not knowing that there were once times and places where ours was considered a spiritual path in and of itself. This book explores both our spiritual history and our modern predicaments, shaping the outline of a contemporary spiritual path for those of us who don't fit into just one gender box. This revised and expanded edition of Hermaphrodeities features third gender myths, deities, personal and group exercises, community service project suggestions, rituals, and interviews with people from all over both the transgender spectrum.
In Made in God's Image, Ann Thompson Cook communicates a gently assertive expectation that we as Christians need to get up to speed on something too rarely discussed but very important for the life of the church and its ministries. Combining valuable information, personal sharing, and resources, this booklet is a perfect starting place for any congregation, family, or individual seeking to better understand transgender issues and to provide a supportive environment for all of God’s children.
Transgender Good News provides a thorough review of physiological, psychological, and sociological scientific research to set up discussions of practical, therapeutic, legal, political, and religious issues. The last 70 pages of the book provides an extended Christian theological analysis considering biblical, doctrinal, natural theology, liberation, and dialectic theology perspectives on transgender experience and expression.
The author is both a therapist and a transexual. In addition, this book includes a chapter on religion: "When Worlds Collide - Fundamentalist Religion and Transition"
Writing for church leaders, Bishop Flunder draws on her experience in ministry with marginalized people, including the large transgender community within her church.
PDF is free on-line. Printed copies can be purchased through the UUA OBGLTC office for $10 each.
out of print. hard to find.
out of print. hard to find.