Emerging as Affirmative Pastoral Caregivers Beyond Gender Binaries

At last, we have in Beyond Gender Binaries an all-out pastoral theology suitable for countering rightwing operatives who, for purposes of political survival or clerical gain, demonize gender-creative young people and adults. Craig Rubano weaves meticulous research in the social sciences with fresh biblical insight, searing honesty, and abounding compassion into a seamless foray into anomalies of gender in all persons. This brave and subversive book arrives in the nick of time. -- Robert C. Dykstra, Princeton Theological Seminary In this comprehensive interdisciplinary study pastoral theologian Craig Rubano is a learned, liberative guide in exploring, understanding, celebrating, and working with gender creative persons. This is an essential book for anyone in ministry or teaching ministry! -- Ryan LaMothe, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology With this book, Rubano offers a gift to pastoral theologians and spiritual care practitioners desiring to support trans, fluid, nonbinary, and gender creative people with the companionship, advocacy, and justice so often lacking in Christian approaches to gender diversity. He invites readers to push beyond the limits of empathy and quests for understanding into humble postures of listening and learning from gender creative people. Pastoral theologians and practitioners will find in this book a resource that increases competency in spiritual care praxis in order to increase resilience for gender creative people. An immensely helpful text. -- Cody J. Sanders, Luther Seminary