This session will offer an overview of the ‘strange new world of gender’, its key ideas and its impact on society. We will look at the roots of ‘gender identity’ theory, the idea that sex is ‘assigned at birth’, the rise in the number of people identifying as trans or non-binary, the contested nature of medical care for gender-questioning patients, and political struggles over ‘trans rights’. We will consider several key biblical themes which form the ‘Bible’s better story’ with respect to our physical bodies, sex, gender, and identity.
