Episode 3- Gender Beyond the Binary
Join me from the hill
In today’s episode, I interview Dr. Jamie Conniff of Duluth, MN. Dr. Conniff is a family physician at Essentia Health and teaches in the Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program. His expertise in both teaching and practicing medicine is with a particular focus on LGBTQ health and for providing gender-affirming healthcare. He has previous research experience on improving access and quality of care for transgender people and is particularly interested in training rural physicians to care for transgender patients.
Together we are going to explore gender identity beyond the binary. We will dig into scripture and lean into Dr. Conniff’s medical experience when it comes to caring for, and loving our, transgender and non-binary siblings. For so many Christians, I think there’s this idea that if you are a person of faith, you cannot believe in science; as if trusting in science somehow goes against “what God says in the Bible” and God’s design of creation. So, what happens when we deconstruct our binary way of thinking and take a “both/and” approach to study gender?
I invite you into this conversation and challenge you to stay curious. Together, we will explore that there is more nuance and beauty to God’s creation than what we ever thought would be possible.
Show Notes
Womanist Midrash by Dr. Wilda C. Gafney
From the Publisher: Womanist Midrash is an in-depth and creative exploration of the well- and lesser-known women of the Hebrew Scriptures. Using her own translations, Gafney offers a midrashic interpretation of the biblical text that is rooted in the African American preaching tradition to tell the stories of a variety of female characters, many of whom are often overlooked and nameless. Gafney employs a solid understanding of womanist and feminist approaches to biblical interpretation and the sociohistorical culture of the ancient Near East. This unique and imaginative work that is grounded in serious scholarship will expand conversations about feminist and womanist biblical interpretation.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, July 21, 2017
