Christians and the Transgender Question (with Preston Sprinkle)

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

Culture, Church, Christianity, Think Biblically, Sean Mcdowell, Scott Rae, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Talbot, Biola

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🗓️ 21 June 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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What is transgender? And how can Christians think both biblically and compassionately about transgender people? Scott and Sean interview author Preston Sprinkle about this issue. Sprinkle provides clarification on some important terms, such as "intersex," and also offers some practical advice for how Christians can approach the transgender question both personally and publicly. Dr. Preston Sprinkle is Preston Sprinkle is a professor, speaker, and a New York Times bestselling author. H...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the podcast Think Biblically, conversations on faith and culture.
0:09.3	I'm your host Sean McDowalow
0:13.0	Professor of Apologetics at Talbot Theological Seminary, Biola University.
0:15.4	I'm your co-host Scott Ray, Professor of Christian Ethics, Dean of the faculty,
0:19.5	also at Talbot School of Theology,
0:21.1	Biola University.
0:23.0	Today we have a guest who you're probably familiar with.
0:27.0	If you followed a ton of cultural social issues in particular related to the LGBTQ question.
0:34.8	You probably recognize the name Preston Sprinkle.
0:38.4	He's written a wonderful book called People to Be Loved.
0:41.8	And what we most appreciate about this book
0:43.6	is that Preston brings a real commitment
0:45.6	to scripture and theology,
0:47.8	but also to loving people.
0:49.7	And you've said over and over again, Preston,
0:51.2	this is not an issue it's about people so thanks
0:54.0	first for your ministry but also for coming on the podcast hey it's good to be
0:58.3	on you guys you bet well we've got a lot of questions and we're gonna really
1:02.1	focus on the transgender question,
1:05.0	but let me just start with your personal story. What has motivated you really to care about LGBT people?
1:12.0	That's a great place to start.
1:14.0	You know, I kind of fell into it as a scholar doing scholarly research.
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