14 used & new from $18.69

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Crossing over: Liberating the Transgendered Christian

Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Tell the Publisher! I�d like to read this book on Kindle Don�t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.

Crossing over: Liberating the Transgendered Christian (Paperback)

~ (Author)

4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.

5 new from $25.00 9 used from $18.69

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism--For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals

by Mildred L. Brown

4.5 out of 5 stars (68) $12.89

Sensuous Spirituality

by Virginia R. Mollenkott

2.0 out of 5 stars (4) $25.00

› Explore similar items

Product Details

Paperback: 157 pages
Publisher: Pilgrim Press (October 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0829814469
ISBN-13: 978-0829814460
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #515,258 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
Popular in this category: (What's this?)
#77 in Books > Gay & Lesbian > Nonfiction > Transgender

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

› Visit Amazon's Vanessa Sheridan Page

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	64% buy the item featured on this page: Crossing over: Liberating the Transgendered Christian 4.7 out of 5 stars (3)
	27% buy Trans-Gendered: Theology, Ministry, and Communities of Faith (Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry) 4.8 out of 5 stars (4) $14.82
	10% buy Transgender Journeys $19.00

Explore similar items

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).

transgender(26)

gender(15)

gender studies(13)

crossdressing(12)

transsexual(11)

gender bender(7)

queer(6)

sex change(5)

transexualism(5)

gender issues(5)

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Reviews

3 Reviews

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Important But Flawed, October 9, 2004

By	Reader (Seattle WA USA) - See all my reviews

I read this book because the Christian community is important to me, and I know little about what Vanessa Sheridan calls the gender variant. I've known, worked with, and been friends with gays, lesbians, and bisexuals for more than twenty-five years, but never heard of transgendered people until one appeared in my church within the last five years, and I was embarrassed to have to ask what the term meant. Now it takes on new meaning as the child of a friend comes out as transgendered. So I have embarked on a search for understanding.

Sheridan notes that her book is the first to discuss gender variance within the context of the church, surely an important and overdue milestone. I hope it will help convince some transgendered folk that there is a place for them, at least within some liberal mainline churches. But I felt she was talking to the choir. I doubt she will convince biblical literalists like those she grew up amongst, because they will see the topic and not even read the book. And at times, her tone is angry. I'm not saying she doesn't have a right to be angry. It's just that you don't convince the other side when you sound that angry about the past. You convince people when you provide a program for getting on with it.

And in the last chapter, Sheridan does just that, and does it well, laying out both what transgendered people need from the church, and what the church needs from the gender variant and their special gifts. So, in spite of some flaws, this is an important book both for the gender variant and for the majority, both within the church and in the wider society

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Timely Blessing, August 5, 2002

By	Rachel Anderson (USA) - See all my reviews

If you or a loved one is transgendered and you have felt in conflict with your Christian faith, help and enlightenment are finally here. Being transgendered and a Christian do not have to be in conflict. As a transgendered Christian, I wish this book had been written years ago. It provides biblically based information to educate those who are transgendered and those who are open to the truth. Churches that are open and affirming to all Christians would do well to include this in their library and to also circulate it amongst both clergy and lay leaders. The book offers many practical ways that Church communities can embrace our little known group.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for those in and supportive of the TG commuinty, June 4, 2002

By A Customer

Vanessa Sheridan has successfully tackled a very challenging topic that effects more of the population than most people realize. Being transgendered or gender variant is challenging enough in a society that has not yet begun to understand, much less accept, this fringe group. Now add to that equation being Christian and you have an appreciation for the difficult subject matter of Sheridan's book.

She does a good job of educating the reader who knows little about the transgender community, but her primary focus is to provide guidance to Christians on how to accept and welcome the gender variant into their faith community. She helps her readers to understand that acceptance versus persecution of transgender Christians is biblically rooted and consistent with the teachings of Jesus. Sheridan finishes her work with several suggestions on how to open a dialogue within the church family to address the needs of the gender variant. I would highly recommend this book to clergy and church administrators along with transgendered Christians who have felt alienated by their religious experiences.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 3 customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }

Customer Discussions

This product's forum

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight

Start a new discussion

Topic:

First post:

Receive e-mail when new posts are made

Prompts for sign-in

Guidelines

Active discussions in related forums

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
christianity Will America be part of the 'one-world-order that is prophesied to be at endtimes?	9750	1 minute ago
religion Why are so many atheists so angry and well . . . just plain scary?	93	2 minutes ago
religion Why is it that religious zealots who protest abortion are also the first to want to give the needle in executions?	548	2 minutes ago
christianity Why Catholics Need Christ	8111	4 minutes ago
religion What does our human nature impose upon God?	0	7 minutes ago
religious studies Cleric - the ultimate non-job in the world?	12	2 days ago
religious studies Why are religious histories always about the male characters?	139	9 days ago