Transforming

“Hartke’s Transforming is gentle but uncompromising, humble but smart. The power of this book is that it has a clear pastoral heart while resting on a foundation of helpful scholarship.” — Jared Byas, cohost of The Bible for Normal People and author of Love Matters More“What a powerful read! Clear, compelling, and profoundly moving, this book should be on the shelf of every pastor, every parent, and every Christian of good conscience who wants to engage the conversation around gender and sexuality with integrity.” — Rachel Held Evans†, author of Searching for Sunday and Inspired“With stunning clarity, scholarly insight, and extraordinary vulnerability, this resource challenges false narratives about gender so often promoted in nonaffirming spaces and offers a richly biblical path forward in our understanding and embrace of trans individuals into the life of the church.” —Brandan Robertson, pastor, activist, and author of Filled to Be Emptied: The Path to Liberation for Privileged People.“Hartke combines careful biblical exegesis with helpful education around gender and gender identity, all wrapped in a conversational tone and packed with practical advice. This book will be a must-read for trans Christians, pastors, lay leaders, parents, and all who believe in God’s creative and transforming love.” —E. Carrington Heath, Senior Pastor, Congregational Church (UCC), Exeter, New Hampshire, and author of Called Out: 100 Devotions for LGBTQ Christian

Austen Hartke is the founder of Transmission Ministry Collective, an online community dedicated to the spiritual care, faith formation, and leadership potential of transgender and gender-expansive Christians. From 2015 to 2018 he was also the creator of the Transgender and Christian YouTube series. Austen is a graduate of Luther Seminary’s Master of Arts program in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible Studies and winner of Luther’s 2014 John Milton Prize in Old Testament Writing. As a transgender person of faith, his greatest passion is helping other trans and gender-expansive people see themselves in Scripture.