In the Margins

I love Shannon's conviction that resurrection is not a moment, but a process. There is a holy unfolding in this book, as Scripture comes to life in a fresh, accurate, and authentic way. In the process Shannon blesses us with the story of his own resurrection. -- Paula Stone Williams from the foreword By blending the biblical narrative with his own, Kearns shows us just how resilient and adaptive our stories can be--for our selves, for our communities, and for our loved ones. This is the greatest kind of faithfulness--not to a single notion of God or to a certain set of unchanging rules, but to one another's flourishing. -- Blake Chastain author and host of the Exvangelical podcast Woven together with his own personal experiences, In the Margins is honest and heartfelt. Father Shannon presents a transgender reading of the Bible in a way that is accessible without watering down the deep scholarship so clearly at its foundation. Cis and trans Christians, clergy and lay, alike have a lot to gain by reading this book. -- Elle Dowd author of Baptized in Tear Gas: From White Moderate to Abolitionist In telling his own story, Shannon Kearns somehow also manages to hold a mirror up to the reader. In the Margins doesn't just provide this gift to readers who are transgender--I believe Kearns's journey through American evangelicalism and his reclamation of his own body, autonomy, and faith will ring true for anyone blessed to find a copy. -- Austen Hartke author of Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians I tell folks in my church, 'Don't read the Bible alone.' It takes a community to do the discerning work such a powerful text requires. Shannon Kearns has expanded my community by inviting me into his company as a transgender Christian and a serious reader of Scripture. He shows me what my cis-straight self would easily miss--and isn't that a good gift? -- Katie Hays author of God Gets Everything God Wants