by By Katelyn Webb, Christian Post
New Testament scholar N.T. Wright responded to a complex question about transgender identity and Christian faith during a recent episode of his “Ask N.T. Wright Anything” podcast.
The episode, co-hosted by fellow theologian Michael F. Bird, featured a female listener who identifies as a man and described herself as a “lover of Christ.” The listener had undergone an elective hysterectomy and lived as a man for a decade.
“I came to Christ after having gone through all the hormone surgery and living as a man for 10 years,” the listener explained. “Often when I hear people who were transgender then became a Christian, it’s a story of them de-transitioning to be their natural born gender.”
She added that such narratives often feature individuals “at the beginning steps of their transition and can easily, so to speak, revert back,” asking, “What would the Bible have to say about someone in my case?”
Despite having no desire to de-transition, the listener expressed concern that her current way of living might be sinful.