[Bible] Episode 249: Shannon T.L. Kearns - Reading Scripture as a Transgender Christian

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Jared talks with Father Shannon T.L. Kearns, cofounder of Queer Theology, about engaging with Scripture as a transgender Christian, finding a better way to address clobber passages, and why reading the Bible from the margins is imperative for interpreting the biblical text honestly. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Bible for Normal People,
0:02.2	the only God-ordained podcast on the internet.
0:04.9	I'm Pete Ends.
0:05.8	And I'm Jared Bias.
0:06.8	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:10.7	Hey everyone, on today's episode of the Bible for Normal People,
0:13.7	it's me, Jared, talking about reading scripture
0:16.9	as a transgender Christian with Father Shannon T. L. Kerns.
0:21.1	Father Shannon is the co-founder of Queer Theology,
0:24.8	which has the longest-running LGBTQ Christian podcast,
0:29.4	the OG.
0:30.2	And is also a writer and speaker.
0:32.4	And as you'll hear in the episode,
0:33.6	he's an ordained priest in the Old Catholic Church.
0:36.2	And he recently released his first book in the margins,
0:39.3	A Transgender Man's Journey with Scripture.
0:42.1	So make sure you pick up a copy.
0:43.5	I'm excited for you to hear from him,
0:44.9	so let's get into the episode.
0:46.3	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:48.3	When I look at scripture as a whole,
0:50.2	I see this continual arc toward more inclusion,
	...

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